Interestingly, in the blog post, Parallels also references Microsoft's support for 圆4 application support for Windows 10 on ARM.
This has included optimizing its virtualization code. Since then, Parallels has been working hard to convert its app into a universal binary version that will run natively on both Intel and Arm-based Macs. Incredibly, this was achieved running the Intel x86 version of Parallels for Mac via the Rosetta 2 translation layer that Apple has built into macOS Big Sur running on Apple silicon. The company points to an Apple demo of its non-universal binary version of Parallels being demoed by Apple running a Linux virtual machine. Virtualization software specialists Parallels have some good news for Mac users still wanting to run Windows 10 on their new Arm-based machines with the announcement that they are deep into the development of a version of Parallels for macOS on Arm. This functionality, however, has been lost on Apple’s new M1-powered Macs as these run on Arm-based architecture, leaving Intel’s x86 architecture behind. One of the handy features of Intel-based Apple Macs has been the ability to install Windows 10 to run natively on a separate partition using the Boot Camp utility.
