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Line 13: The final version of [[Mac OS X]] that ran on PowerPC processors was [[Mac OS X Leopard\|Leopard]], released in October 2007, with PowerPC binary translation support (using [[Rosetta (software)\|Rosetta]]) persisting up through the following version, [[Mac OS X Snow Leopard\|Snow Leopard]].<ref>{{cite press release \| url=https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2008/06/09Apple-Previews-Mac-OS-X-Snow-Leopard-to-Developers/ \| title=Apple Previews Mac OS X Snow Leopard to Developers \| publisher=[[Apple Inc.\|Apple]] \| date=June 9, 2008 \| access-date=2017-12-04 \| archive-date=November 1, 2017 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171101112448/https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2008/06/09Apple-Previews-Mac-OS-X-Snow-Leopard-to-Developers/ \| url-status=live }}</ref> Support was later dropped in [[Mac OS X Lion\|Lion]]. In 2020, Apple announced that it would [[Mac transition to Apple silicon\|shift its Mac line to Apple silicon]], which are [[ARM architecture\|ARM]]-based processors developed in-house. This marked the third major architectural transition for Mac computers, showcasing Apple's ongoing commitment to optimizing performance, efficiency, and innovation by designing custom hardware tailored to its ecosystem.<ref name="CNET1"/> ==Background==

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