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Developers can choose to keep their apps out of macOS entirely, something both Google and Facebook have already done.

Don't expect to see every iOS app in the Mac App store, though. I mainly used it for some 3DMark benchmark comparisons, but it's a nifty feature to have. Whereas the M1 MacBook Air handles just about every app without a sweat.ДЄnd thanks to the M1 chip, you can also add iPhone and iPad apps to the list of things you can run on your Mac.

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Here, Apple is leagues ahead of Microsoft, which failed to make Intel emulation work well on the Surface Pro X. In a few cases, running emulated Intel apps felt even faster than using them on Windows PCs. Google's browser significantly lags behind Safari when it comes to loading web pages, but again that's also in line with what I've seen on every recent Mac. Its new Rosetta 2 emulator kicks in to run those older apps, and from my experience it works seamlessly, without any noticeable slowdown or hiccups.Д¬hrome and Slack launch quickly through Rosetta and don't exhibit any of the slowdown IвЂ™m used to on Intel Macs. Apple isn't abandoning apps built for Intel's x86, though. It's a major difference under the hood, too, as the M1 is an eight-core chip based on an ARM design, which are typically found in mobile devices.

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Much like the switch to Intel CPUs, Apple's move to M1 means developers will need to completely rebuild their software to fully utilize the new architecture. And during my testing, I never once encountered the dreaded spinning beachball of death, which I've grown all too used to seeing on my work-issued MacBook Pro from 2017. Again, I felt a very iOS-like sense of smoothness here. There's no hesitation when swapping between apps, and as I mentioned, it wakes up the MacBook Air immediately when you open the lid. You can feel that while merely browsing around the finder and system menus.

MacOS Big Sur, the 17th edition of Apple's long-running desktop OS, is also fully optimized for the M1. It's like seeing the web for the first time - one unencumbered by the cruft of increasingly sluggish desktop browsers. Sites load up almost instantly, and scrolling through complex pages feels effortless. Safari, in particular, delivers the best web browsing experience I've ever had on a computer. Running apps natively built for the M1, like Safari and GarageBand, felt just as fast as launching an iPad app. It's shockingly responsive, as if it's awaiting your next command like an over-eager puppy. My first thought while using the M1-powered MacBook Air, surprisingly enough, was that it felt like an iPad Pro. Now the company is basically bringing that same cohesive experience to Macs. But if you want something excessively polished, your best bet is usually Apple.

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Sure, Android offers a lot more variety and customization. The harmonious marriage between Apple's own hardware and software has always been the iPhone and iPad's biggest selling point.

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