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After yesterday’s WWDC keynote, we were left with many questions. As most are now aware, Apple revealed what had been speculated for quite some time \u2013 they were going to transition away from Intel chipsets for the Mac and begin producing their own. These new processors are simply known as “Apple silicon.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A group of us at OWC (a bunch of brilliant people \u2013 and me…) typically have an online chat going during Apple events, and yesterday was no different. The musings consist of serious discussion, vagarious anecdotes, and plenty of inside humor. But these chat sessions don’t die once a presentation is over, they often pick back up after a bit of digestion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last night, the conversation resumed as OWC Founder and CEO Larry O’Connor wanted to further explore whether or not new Macs armed with ARM chips would support Thunderbolt (3\/4). He had some pivotal thoughts, and the discussion that ensued brought perspective from several different angles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I thought Rocket Yard readers might find the content of the conversation interesting and contemplated summarizing the back-and-forth. But then again, why summarize? After all, you might be interested in seeing how the sausage is made, so why not just post the thread in all its raw glory? Complete with poor grammar, typos, and sometimes hard to follow flow because we step on each other’s thoughts. You know, like when you are formulating a reply, and someone else gets ahead of you, it seems like your comment is floating in mid-air?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s an experience we can all relate to, so we decided to pass along the script of what transpired \u2013 edited only for formatting, to include a few links, and a clarification or two. Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NOTE:<\/strong> If you don’t want to suffer through the entire thread and see what’s in everyone’s head, jump to the end. Larry shares his final summation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TB or Not TB, That Is the Question.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

THE CAST (in order of appearance):<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n