Apple is rumored to be announcing a future transition away from Intel-based processors to ARM processors as soon as tomorrow. As both a Stata/MP user and a Mac user, I was wondering if anyone could comment on the likelihood that (and speed at which) future versions of Stata would run on those processors natively. It would be helpful to know especially as our institution replaces computers from time to time and we could potentially buy the “last Intel models” rather than the “first ARM models.” I’ll confess to not knowing enough about software development to know how Stata is currently compiled for Mac and whether it would be easy or difficult for the programmers to make the transition.