

Also, they’d completely tarnish their brand if they did that. Secondly, Apple will not just ditch its Intel machines right away: they said themselves that they still have some Intel Macs in the pipeline, so they do plan on supporting x86 systems for sometime.

Developers still need to get on board, and even though Apple has touted Rosetta as a way to bridge the gap, it’s not clear how much of a penalty this will have on an application’s performance. First of all, there is a maturation period for any new transition, and the Intel-to-ARM transition will be no different. However, I still recommend you buy right now.

Yes, the chips will be more powerful than Intel’s, and yes, Apple will eventually stop supporting its Intel-based machines. I was in the same dilemma as you, and I ended up buying a 16 inch MBP.
