On Tue, Jun 23, 2020 at 5:21 AM Christof Ressi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > but knowing Apple they might well change the file format anyhow just to > > force some more upgrades > Yes, from what I understood from the articles I've read, they want to > create a new file format for fat x86_64 / arm binaries. > > What I don't understand is: the FAT format already supports all kinds of > binaries, including ARM64 (CPU_TYPE_ARM64). Also, I don't see why apple > shouldn't be able to keep supporting existing x86_64 binaries (FAT or > mach-O) on their ARM machines... > > But I'm sure they have technically convincing reasons for this :-p. But > let's see.
It's known as 'planned obsolescence'. It allows a monopoly to charge 'technological rent' above and beyond any added value from the manufacturing princess. Martin _______________________________________________ Pd-dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-dev
