Apple WWDC 2020 live blog
The Worldwide Developers Conference is where Apple outlines the new software features for the iPhone, Mac, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, HomePod and the rest of its hardware. Expect news on iOS 14 and much more.
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dan.ackerman 6/22/2020 6:30:46 PMBut, if Apple is going for high-power over everything, not the Windows version, which is basically an attempt to cut costs, then you might be onto something.
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Ian Sherr 6/22/2020 6:31:19 PMApple says it wants to build Mac computers with high performance while consuming less power
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dan.ackerman 6/22/2020 6:31:39 PMYes, you can emulate support for any old software, but that'll kill performance, too.
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Sarah Tew 6/22/2020 6:31:41 PM
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Ian Sherr 6/22/2020 6:31:47 PM"Our a scalable architecture includes many custom technologies that when integrated with our software will bring even more innovation to the Mac," Srouji said
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dan.ackerman 6/22/2020 6:32:08 PMThen again, my earlier argument that most of what we do on a computer is web/cloud-based, maybe it doesn't actually matter all that much.
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Sarah Tew 6/22/2020 6:32:17 PM
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Ian Sherr 6/22/2020 6:32:21 PMHigher level of graphics performance, and "really great for games" he says. Games have been a hard sell on Macs since OS X
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dan.ackerman 6/22/2020 6:32:29 PMBut man, if you thought Mac gaming was thin now, moving away from Intel, forgetaboutit.
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dan.ackerman 6/22/2020 6:32:44 PMExcept for iPad/iPhone games, of course.
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Ian Sherr 6/22/2020 6:32:55 PMSrouji notes that the architecture will be the same across all devices it makes, which will make making apps easier
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dan.ackerman 6/22/2020 6:33:03 PMGuess I'm never getting Fallout 76 on Mac...
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Ian Sherr 6/22/2020 6:33:19 PMBig Sur has technologies to help make this easier, Federighi says
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dan.ackerman 6/22/2020 6:33:37 PMDoes this free the computer to do more, or does it drag the Mac behind the Apple walled garden?
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Ian Sherr 6/22/2020 6:33:46 PMNative Apps will all work with Apple Silicon, Federighi said. "They'll be ready for customers on day 1."
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Ian Sherr 6/22/2020 6:34:15 PMThe term "Universal" returns -- to describe apps that work on Intel and Apple Silicon
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Ian Sherr 6/22/2020 6:34:25 PMIt's called "Universal 2" -- not Universal 2.0
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dan.ackerman 6/22/2020 6:34:47 PMMy big question is, is this every Mac? From the Mac Mini to the iMac to MacBooks -- will with Intel and ARM systems be sold side-by-side, at least for a time?
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Ian Sherr 6/22/2020 6:34:54 PMMicrosoft is working on Office for Mac, and Adobe Creative Cloud (this took years when switching from PPC to Intel)
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dan.ackerman 6/22/2020 6:35:08 PMSee told ya -- Adobe gets early access, as expected.
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Sarah Tew 6/22/2020 6:35:40 PM
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dan.ackerman 6/22/2020 6:35:42 PMThree words to strike fear into any heart. "Office on Mac."
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Sarah Tew 6/22/2020 6:35:43 PM
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Ian Sherr 6/22/2020 6:35:52 PMHearing Federighi excitedly say "Excel" is my new favorite thing
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Ian Sherr 6/22/2020 6:36:20 PMFederighi is showing off Microsoft and Adobe apps running on the Mac
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Ian Sherr 6/22/2020 6:36:25 PMIncluding Lightroom.
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dan.ackerman 6/22/2020 6:37:59 PMWe joke about it, but hey -- getting Photoshop and Final Cut right is really 75% of the battle right there.
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Ian Sherr 6/22/2020 6:38:08 PMFederighi shows off Final Cut Pro on Apple Silicon, with live color correction, lens flares, and three streams of 4K live
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Ian Sherr 6/22/2020 6:38:20 PMHe notes this is the same chip in the iPad Pro
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dan.ackerman 6/22/2020 6:38:31 PMWhen Craig, when!?!?!?
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Sarah Tew 6/22/2020 6:38:51 PM
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Sarah Tew 6/22/2020 6:38:55 PM
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Ian Sherr 6/22/2020 6:39:12 PMFederighi promises transition will be easy on users too. Mentions Rosetta from PPC->Intel (also thoughtfully called "Rosetta 2")
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Ian Sherr 6/22/2020 6:39:21 PMIt's faster, more powerful and more compatible, he says
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Ian Sherr 6/22/2020 6:39:38 PMit translates apps when they're installed, he said. And it can translate code on the fly for Javascript and Java
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Ian Sherr 6/22/2020 6:39:53 PM"Rosetta 2 is transparent to users, and the performance is amazing."
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dan.ackerman 6/22/2020 6:39:56 PMRosetta 2, translator/emulator for "old" apps -- basically anything not rewritten to be native for MacARM.
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dan.ackerman 6/22/2020 6:40:08 PMI've decided I'm calling it MacARM, for now.
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Ian Sherr 6/22/2020 6:40:10 PMHe says there's also virtualization for Docker and for Linux (but no Windows?)
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dan.ackerman 6/22/2020 6:40:43 PMSays performance of Intel-based apps will be "amazing" but no concrete claims.
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Sarah Tew 6/22/2020 6:40:47 PM
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Sarah Tew 6/22/2020 6:40:51 PM
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Sarah Tew 6/22/2020 6:40:53 PM
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dan.ackerman 6/22/2020 6:41:17 PMIf you had Old Game Running on MacOS on your WWDC bingo card...you know what to do.
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dan.ackerman 6/22/2020 6:41:42 PMBragging your game is running at 1080p. ;)