The event held on the 30th of October solidified the idea roaming the Internet since a few years: ARM Macs are coming, and they are coming soon. A-series chips have caught up to all but the best Intel mobile chips1, so why is there an Intel processor inside the new MacBook Air? I have a theory: A-series chips are not powerful enough–but in an unapparent way. In my previous article I have predicted that Apple would:

The current Mac Mini has many uses and most of them are not for desktop users. So, what would you want to use a small “cheap” computer running macOS for? A media center connected to a TV A Facebook machine with iTunes music on it A build/test server for developers A server that one can put into a rack (like at Mac Mini Colo) None of these things need a x86 processor.