There are still situations where customers will want to virtualize Windows on macOS, though. I don’t think Boot Camp will ever make the transition to Apple Silicon, though. I think I’d rather run Office than use the Google Drive suite of tools if I had my choice.

The macOS version of Microsoft Office is one of the best suite apps on the Mac. Today, most core enterprise apps are either web-based or cross-platform through technology like Electron. In 2005, most enterprise apps were still Windows-based, and the 2004 version of Microsoft Office wasn’t comparable to the PC person. I think it’s important for Apple and Microsoft for Windows virtualization on macOS to continue, but it was not the same as it was in 2005. Is Windows Virtualization critical in 2021? Long term, it’s in Microsoft’s best interest to make Windows on macOS continue into the future. But the Macs are certainly very capable of it.” But that’s a decision Microsoft has to make, to bring to license that technology for users to run on these Macs.

“We have the core technologies for them to do that, to run their ARM version of Windows, which in turn, of course, supports x86 user mode applications. So what’s holding up Windows on Apple Silicon if you want to run it natively? According to Craig Federighi, it’s a Microsoft decision.Īs for Windows running natively on the machine, “that’s really up to Microsoft,” he said. Why can’t Apple Silicon run Boot Camp on Windows?

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