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		kuon on June 11, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: macOS 15.0 supports Nested Virtualization on M3 ch... Isn't the simulator not a VM? I thought it was more something like wine.

plorkyeran on June 11, 2024 [–]

Correct, the simulators run regular macOS processes that are linked against a different set of userland libraries than usual. No virtualization involved.

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