@JackOfToadHall wrote:
Hmm. The 'x86_64' output says it will run on 64-bit Intel processors. If there were another line containing 'arm' then we'd know that it can also run natively on Apple Silicon. (A brilliant bit of engineering that allows different CPU's to be supported by the same binary file.). So I'm inferring that you have Rosetta on your M4, which is something I want to avoid. Thanks for clarifying.
(The knocks on Rosetta are (a) poor performance and (b) excessive number of SSD writes, which cuts into the lifetime of the hard-wired SSD drive. https://redd.it/luyim1)
TurboTax does not require a lot CPU time. Tax math is very simple. That said, it probably doesn't work as fast, but still, the difference is negligible. Some apps actually perform faster with Rosetta 2 than the same app ran natively on an Intel App. The real problem is in September 2027 when support for Rosetta 2 will be discontinued when you install macOS '28. Only Intuit is not up to date.
For instance, Quicken Inc., (NO LONGER PART OF INTUIT), released their "Quicken for Mac" Apple Silicon Binary nearly 5 years ago in November 2020.
