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   From: nospam@nospam.invalid   
      
   In article , candycanearter07   
    wrote:   
      
   >   
   > It wouldn't be as bad if they didn't arbitrarily move the supported   
   > devices forward.   
      
   it's not arbitrary.   
      
   > The ONLY one I think was justified was the 32 bit   
   > cutoff, but they still could've very easily made a 32b version. Hell,   
   > even Windows does that.   
      
   no they couldn't. the arm 32bit and 64bit instruction sets are   
   different. apple added 64 bit with the a7, the first 64 bit arm chip   
   and could run either 32 or 64 bit, they eventually removed 32 bit with   
   the a11.   
      
   that means for any device with an a11 or later, it's impossible to run   
   32 bit apps because the instructions are simply not there anymore.   
      
   it also means the space on the chip that the 32 bit instruction support   
   used can now be purposed for more advanced tasks, such as the neural   
   engine.   
      
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