> some commentators speculated that they thought Apple wouldn't build a compatibility layer at all this time around.
Unlike the PPC and x86 transitions? What was the rationale for such speculation?
Unlike the PPC and x86 transitions? What was the rationale for such speculation?
Yes.
> What was the rationale for such speculation?
IIRC, primarily they theorised that Apple would take the view that applications would be ported quickly enough there wouldn't be a need for one. I will try and dig some of them up but searching old videos and podcasts is painful.
Marco Arment: "if there is a compatibility layer, I wouldn't actually expect one, it'd be too slow and too crappy".... "anything related to x86 I think is not supported at all".
Casey Liss: (talking about a compatibility layer) "...I want it to be there, but I don't think it'll be there, especially since Apple seems to be on their high horse about how mighty and powerful they are these days"
Siracusa goes the other way - predicting that there will be a compatibility layer, mostly based on there being one the last two times. Then, incorrectly in my view, predicts it'll be worse than their previous attempts.
I'm sure I remember other commentators from around the time saying similar things, but I can't find them.