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The iMac Pro might be the first ARM Mac, but it won’t be the last

In the latest in a long line of leaks lately, a recent report says that the upcoming iMac Pro will also include an A10 Fusion chip–the same processor that powers the iPhone 7 series. This is a shoe we’ve been expecting to drop for some time, and it’s fueled a lot of discussion of whether or not a Mac solely powered by an ARM processor might be in the offing.

I think it’s pretty clear that if this report is true–and the evidence is solid enough to believe it is–that this first Mac with an ARM chip won’t be the last. But at the same time, it doesn’t mean that Apple’s about to throw the x86 architecture to the side and put all its chips–if you’ll pardon the expression–on ARM.

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