One of the biggest differentiators between the new M1 Macs and their Intel predecessors is that any M1 Mac can run iPhone and iPad applications. Through the Mac App Store, you can now download M1 versions of popular iOS and iPadOS applications, though developers do have the ability to opt out.
Here’s what the experience of running iPhone and iPad apps on the Mac is like in the real world.
I’m happy with how two of my favorite apps, Overcast and Apollo, look on M1 Macs, but I’m a little disappointed that apps from larger developers like Todoist, Slack, and Discord are still stuck with Electron versions.
While I am excited about M1 Macs, I can’t pull the trigger until the virtualization issue is solved. Running Windows 10 on my Mac isn’t something I do often, but when I do, it is business critical.
Michael Miller 