Mac and pc...any new tech rumours ??

1..MAC...anyone heard any rumours about further M series
processors...ie M5 and M6 etc ?

2..PC....now that microsoft are building asio into the OS
anyone heard of any advances re on board pc sound chips ??
i'm sorta wondering if the need for buying a usb interface
will go away...ie on board could be a interface industry disruptor.
all that would be needed would be a connector on the pc that would
be connected to a break out box to which mics and instruments
could be connected ??
btw talking of PC...on gearspace.com a MS product guy Pete Brown
(Psychlist1972 ?) has various interesting posts on what MS
is doing in the audio realm. very very knowledgeable.
(has his own studio.) his posts are very interesting.

gonna be very interesting times re mac and pc.
if anyone has info or insights on the above or interesting
tech developments for studios that might be on the
horizon...please comment etc etc.

happiness.

om

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