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> So when bying a laptop to go along with your smartphone, the Mac running Apple Silicon has a huge benefit, as it integrates more seamless than ever with your smartphone.

I don’t really think the connection here is so strong. Having the same ISA means very little.

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The ISA alone doesn't mean much, but there's OS compatibility too. MacOS will run iOS applications out of the box.

First of all, Big Sur on the Apple Silicon allows to run iOS apps unmodified, so that requires no work, and secondly, the UI redesign of Big Sur means, that iOS/iPadOS apps are easier to port, as the basic look and feel is the same.

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