Many of its “new” features will be familiar to owners of iPhones and iPads it’s playing catch-up to iOS.
Like the M1 chip, Big Sur is a step in Apple’s efforts to cohere its user experience across devices. But there’s another release this week that will usher in a big change for Mac users: macOS Big Sur. Apple announced its new M1 chip, which, if the company’s claims about performance gains are to be believed, could redefine our expectations for laptop processors. Last week might’ve been the most important week of this year for consumer laptops.
