[znpy]

eventually could mean one year as well as ten years.

[jdxcode]

there is no reason to think it would be a long timeframe given their history with similar transitions

[coliveira]

Apple already supports devices on different chips (Intel on laptops, ARM on iOS). There is nothing strange about them keeping laptops with different processors, depending on the intended use.

[znpy]

It's not just the hardware, it the third party software too.

If the hardware is available but you can't run the usual software no one is going to buy that. this is what I meant.

The hardware might be announced but it might not come until a decent enough number of key apps are ported.

[jdxcode]

As I said before, the article states expressly that they're moving everything:

> Like it did then, the company plans to eventually transition the entire Mac lineup to its Arm-based processors, including the priciest desktop computers, the people said.