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MacVoices #26088: Live! - The End of Rosetta, App Store Pressure Increasing

Mar 03, 2026 · 23m

<p>This MacVoices Live! discussion centers on Apple's planned removal of Rosetta support in macOS 26.4 and the implications for Intel-based applications still running under Apple Silicon. <strong>Chuck Joiner</strong>, <strong>David Ginsburg</strong>, <strong>Marty Jencius</strong>, <strong>Web Bixby</strong>, <strong>Jim Rea</strong>, <strong>Eric Bolden</strong>, and <strong>Jeff Gamet</strong> explore how many apps may still quietly depend on Rosetta, tools for identifying them, and why Apple is phasing out x86 components. The conversation shifts to legal questions surrounding pressure on Apple to remove an ICE-monitoring app from the …

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