Apple Starts Leaving Intel Macs Behind in macOS Monterey

> For the first time, some of Apple's own features will only be available on computers with the company's homegrown silicon.

No, it's not. Only M1 Macs can run iOS apps in Big Sur, which is a pretty major feature.

And it was just a few days ago we were seeing rumors that the Mac Pro is going to get a refresh which is still Intel-based...

All of the features mentioned (background blurring, live text, etc.) are “gee whiz” stuff. Yes, it would be possible to implement those features for x86_64 processors, but this article feels more like a writer trying to jump in early and predict the inevitable future when real, substantial features in future versions of OS X will be Apple silicon-only in a few years.

Which is interesting considering there is no 16” M1 model. Maybe this hints at bigger models with M1 chips coming. Fingers crossed because I’m personally tired of 13” and not going to pay for intel mac now.