macOS 27 won't be supporting Intel anymore

Article

• macOS 27 will be the final release to support Rosetta 2, ending Intel app translation.
• Apple emailed developers 10 days prior; some legacy gaming titles get continued Rosetta support.
• Effectively ends Intel Mac as a supported platform for new software.

Discussion

• Title corrected: it’s Rosetta 2 being dropped, not bare Intel support per se.
• Developers worried about testing Intel builds and running linux/amd64 Docker containers going forward.
• Intel Macs praised as excellent cheap Linux machines ($100–200 used, works out of the box).
• Hopes Apple preserves Rosetta underpinnings for Intel virtualization in Docker/hypervisors.

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