Even in the Mac and Linux world x86 and Windows compatbility rears its ugly head. We need tools like Parallels (or UTM/Qemu) to bridge the gap. The fact that Microsoft and Intel/AMD conspire together is why we have had over 40 years worth of x86 computer monopoly. Microsoft coudn't escape it (remember the architechtures that NT 4 supported), and neither can Intel (the failure of the Itanium). M1 may be technically superior in some aspects, but compatibility wins in the long run. I can even see the day Apple
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I can even see the day Apple transitions back to x86 happening, which happened with Xbox.
Or Parallels implementing an x86 emulation layer.
. . . Possibly even to allow running of 32/64-bit Universal apps (meaning it would have to be able to emulate Mojave 10.14 or lower).
I don't want to lose all of my scientific computing software! That stuff isn't updated like commercial apps are.