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Apple Developer Program members can start moving their apps to Apple silicon today by applying for the Universal App Quick Start Program.

At WWDC 2020, Apple laid out a roadmap that started with operating systems and went into hardware and processors.

Going forward, Apples design language across devices and operating systems will be more consistent -- as will the hardware that powers them.

The company also outlined a case that revolves around innovation and an easy transition.

MacOS native apps already work with Apple silicon and big software partners such as Microsoft and Adobe are on board with the Arm shift.

Mac apps that arent ready for Apples chips immediately will run on virtualization.

Apple CEO Tim Cook said transition will take two years from Intel to Apple silicon and first Arm based systems will be available by the end of the year.

Cook said Apple will support Intel based Macs for the foreseeable future.

This MacOS release will be called Big Sur and include a cleaner design and consistency with iOS and iPadOS.

System-level controls, notifications, and widgets all rhyme with what is typically seen on iOS.

Apple retained some of the details of the well-known Mac icons.

With the overhaul of photos, dock, and grids, its clear that Apple is going with a MacOS design that provides a bridge to iOS 14.

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The code may not be bridged, but the look and feel of the Mac is starting to rhyme with iOS.

You see where this is headed: The MacOS overhaul comes as the Mac will be moving to Apples Arm-based processors in the future.

Mac Catalyst, a program that enables developers to create Mac apps from iPad apps, also received a bevy of updates to make bridging those applications easier.

With that backdrop, Craig Federighi, Apples senior vice president of software engineering, set up the announcement nearly everyone in tech was waiting for.

Mac goes Arm. CEO Cook said the additon of Arm will take the Mac to a whole new level.

Cook said moving the Mac to Apple processors will allow it to better integrate hardware and software.

The argument for moving the Mac to Apples own processors go like this: Apple can control its innovation cycle and bring low power and better performance to the Mac.

The company has been advancing silicon tools and the Mac can use those technologies with its own custom processor.

MacOS Big Sur is already built to take advantage of Arm and Apple silicon.

All of Apples native apps are already running on Xcode and equipped for Arm.

Developers can make Mac apps work on Arm and Intel with Universal 2 at the same time.

Apple will provide a bevy of developer tools as well as a Developer Transition Kit, a Mac mini with an A12Z SoC.

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