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> 2. ... x86 becomes a co-processor, just like how discrete GPUs are handled ...

That's become my hunch too in the transition to ARM, with Apple producing a SoC that integrates an entry level x86, with usual 2 upgrade options. Eg the next product line would be:

$1599 -- Dual-Core 1.5ghz A14 + Dual-core 1.2ghz x86

$1899 -- Quad-Core 1.9ghz A14 + Quad-Core 2.4ghz x86

$2199 -- Quad-Core 2.5ghz A14 + Quad-Core 2.7ghz x86

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To me that sounds way too costly (especially if they need to be an x86 licensee). And managing a heterogenous platform (HW/FW/OS) is damn hard without even considering the user experience standards that Apple are proud of.

I think they will take a different approach. Put a decent keyboard on a future iPad Pro. Make iOS more like macOS. And then they'll eventually kill macOS.

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