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Apple Marks Five Years of Apple Silicon, Declares the Mac Has Never Been Better

Apple says macOS Tahoe will be the final version to support Intel-based Macs.

Overview

  • Apple marketing chief Greg Joswiak celebrated the anniversary, praising gains in performance, battery life, new designs, and features unlocked by Apple silicon.
  • The first M1-based Macs were announced on November 10, 2020 and launched on November 17, 2020.
  • Apple outlined the plan to move the entire Mac lineup from Intel to in-house chips at WWDC in June 2020.
  • The initial Apple silicon models were the 13-inch MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac mini released later in 2020.
  • Efficiency improvements enabled design changes such as a fanless MacBook Air, reflecting Apple’s performance-per-watt focus.