# Five years ago Apple silicon changed the world of computing forever, and it was the beginning of the end of my days as a Windows user

> It's been five breakneck years since Apple unveiled Apple silicon during its first virtual WWDC keynote amid a global pandemic.

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/computing/macbooks/five-years-ago-apple-silicon-changed-the-world-of-computing-forever-and-it-was-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-my-days-as-a-windows-user?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=685ac531a5a6b4d34bf9dfcd)
- **Published:** 2025-06-24
- **Category:** Computers & IT
- **Tags:** #motorola #apple #intel #five #silicon #world #beginning #changed
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