Apple’s WWDC keynote will unveil macOS 27 while signaling the end of Intel Macs. The company has already declared macOS 26 Tahoe the last major release to ship native Intel support, making this ceremony a dual celebration and a farewell for the legacy platform.

Apple Silicon’s arrival set a timer on Intel Macs, forcing developers to adopt the new architecture. Apple’s 2025 Platforms State of the Union already warned that only universal or Apple‑native apps will survive in macOS 28, while Rosetta 2 will be trimmed to legacy fallback only.

For users, the shift means Intel‑only apps will run through Rosetta 2 with a small slowdown, but the feature will disappear after a year. Developers still have a year to ship universal bundles, yet many already see 84.7% of popular titles running natively on Apple Silicon.

Apple’s decision tightens the race toward a single‑chip ecosystem, pushing hardware vendors and app builders to abandon legacy code. Users who keep Intel Macs face a dwindling app pool and increasing maintenance costs, while the company signals a clear end to Intel support that will reshape the Mac market.