Apple has confirmed that one of the functions most demanded by a good number of users who own their equipment will not be available in the future generation of equipment with processors with ARM architecture . It was something that was rumored and expected taking into account the change of platform that they are going to experience in Cupertino, and that has finally been officially confirmed.
Install Windows on Mac? Not on new computers
Today we have been able to know through the latest John Gruber Talk Show that the next generation of Mac computers with ARM-based processors will not offer the ability to run a second alternative operating system as is currently the case with Windows and Boot Camp functionality . Craig Federigui was so clear in his speech on the podcast, where he wanted to clarify that virtualization is the only route to follow.
This means that, for now, as discussed, we must forget to run Windows natively on a Mac computer of the next to hit the market (with ARM processor). The only solution that will continue to be present is to mount a virtual partition through applications such as VMWare or Parallels, which will have to be redeveloped to work on the new platform as they are not compatible with Rosetta 2 .
Microsoft isn’t interested either
Anyway, although we do not already have Apple’s, we should also review the opinion of the other side in this regard. And it is that Microsoft does not seem to be very much for the work of licensing Windows 10 on ARM computers that are not from OEM manufacturers. In the words of a Microsoft spokesperson to The Verge, the brand has confirmed that it has nothing more to share about it beyond the limitations of offering licenses to OEM manufacturers.
This would quite close the remote possibility of installing Windows on a Mac computer with ARM, but now that we know that Apple is not interested either, it seems that the duality of the operating system will disappear with the new generation of processors with the Cupertino seal.
Different perspective
The relationship between Apple and Microsoft is completely different from the one that was lived several years ago with the presence of Steve Jobs. Currently both companies work quite hand in hand, and the clearest example is in the presence of Office in many of Apple’s conferences, the office suite that will also be present in ARM-based Macs.
This shows that both giants agree on the approach with the ARM platform, but in terms of operating systems they prefer to go separately. At least for now. Will there be changes in the future? How long will it take the community to carry out a clandestine installation?