Apple developer transition kit program
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The Apple developer transition kit program was an initiative that provided developers with early access to Apple Silicon-based Mac hardware and tools so they could begin building and optimizing universal apps before the official hardware launch.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Apple developer transition kit program canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1937235 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Apple developer transition kit program Context triple: [Universal App Quick Start Program, category, Apple developer transition kit program]
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A.
Apple Developer Program
The Apple Developer Program is Apple’s official membership service that provides developers with the tools, resources, and distribution rights needed to build, test, and publish apps on Apple platforms.
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B.
Mac OS X transition technologies
Mac OS X transition technologies were a set of frameworks and tools designed to help developers move classic Mac OS applications to the modern Mac OS X environment while maintaining compatibility and easing the migration process.
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C.
App Store Small Business Program
The App Store Small Business Program is an Apple initiative that reduces App Store commission rates for eligible smaller developers to support their growth and innovation.
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D.
Apple Worldwide Developers Conference
Apple Worldwide Developers Conference is Apple Inc.’s annual conference where the company unveils new software platforms, tools, and technologies to developers through keynotes and technical sessions.
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E.
Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2006
Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2006 was Apple's annual developer conference held in 2006, notable for major Mac hardware and software announcements including the debut of the Mac Pro.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Apple developer transition kit program Target entity description: The Apple developer transition kit program was an initiative that provided developers with early access to Apple Silicon-based Mac hardware and tools so they could begin building and optimizing universal apps before the official hardware launch.
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A.
Apple Developer Program
The Apple Developer Program is Apple’s official membership service that provides developers with the tools, resources, and distribution rights needed to build, test, and publish apps on Apple platforms.
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B.
Mac OS X transition technologies
Mac OS X transition technologies were a set of frameworks and tools designed to help developers move classic Mac OS applications to the modern Mac OS X environment while maintaining compatibility and easing the migration process.
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C.
App Store Small Business Program
The App Store Small Business Program is an Apple initiative that reduces App Store commission rates for eligible smaller developers to support their growth and innovation.
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D.
Apple Worldwide Developers Conference
Apple Worldwide Developers Conference is Apple Inc.’s annual conference where the company unveils new software platforms, tools, and technologies to developers through keynotes and technical sessions.
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E.
Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2006
Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2006 was Apple's annual developer conference held in 2006, notable for major Mac hardware and software announcements including the debut of the Mac Pro.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apple developer initiative
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developer hardware loan program ⓘ |
| accessModel |
limited-time hardware loan
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requires paid Apple Developer Program membership ⓘ |
| announcedAt | Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2020 ⓘ |
| announcedBy | Tim Cook ⓘ |
| category |
developer preview program
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hardware seeding program ⓘ |
| domain | Mac application development ⓘ |
| focus |
compatibility testing on Apple Silicon
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performance optimization on Apple Silicon ⓘ |
| geographicScope | international ⓘ |
| goal |
to ease the transition of Mac software from Intel to Apple Silicon
ⓘ
to ensure app compatibility on first-generation Apple Silicon Macs ⓘ |
| hardwareCPU |
A12Z Bionic
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linked to:
Apple A12Z Bionic
|
| hardwareCPUArchitecture |
ARM-based Apple Silicon
ⓘ
linked to:
Apple silicon
|
| hardwareFormFactor | Mac mini–like desktop system ⓘ |
| includes |
Xcode tools for building Universal 2 apps
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documentation for Apple Silicon transition ⓘ pre-release versions of macOS for Apple Silicon ⓘ technical support resources for developers ⓘ |
| industry | software development ⓘ |
| managedBy | Apple Developer Relations ⓘ |
| notableFeature | gave developers access to Apple Silicon before consumer availability ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
macOS Big Sur pre-release builds
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linked to:
macOS Big Sur
|
| platform | macOS ⓘ |
| purpose |
to enable building and optimizing universal apps for Apple Silicon
ⓘ
to help developers prepare apps before the official Apple Silicon Mac launch ⓘ to provide developers with early access to Apple Silicon-based Mac hardware ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Apple Silicon transition
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Rosetta 2 ⓘ Universal 2 app format ⓘ |
| requires | acceptance of Apple Developer Transition Kit agreement ⓘ |
| restriction |
hardware must be returned to Apple at the end of the program
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subject to non-disclosure terms ⓘ |
| result | enabled many major Mac apps to be Apple Silicon–ready at launch ⓘ |
| softwareTooling |
Apple Silicon SDKs for macOS
ⓘ
linked to:
macOS SDK
Xcode 12 pre-release versions ⓘ
linked to:
Xcode
|
| sponsor | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| startContext | transition of Mac computers from Intel processors to Apple Silicon ⓘ |
| successor | standard Apple Silicon Mac developer hardware ⓘ |
| supports |
Apple Silicon Macs
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linked to:
Apple silicon
Intel-based Macs ⓘ Universal 2 binaries ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
macOS app developers
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registered Apple developers ⓘ |
| timeframe | pre-launch period of first Apple Silicon Macs ⓘ |
| usedHardware |
Apple Developer Transition Kit (DTK)
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linked to:
Developer Transition Kit for Apple silicon
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Apple developer transition kit program Description of subject: The Apple developer transition kit program was an initiative that provided developers with early access to Apple Silicon-based Mac hardware and tools so they could begin building and optimizing universal apps before the official hardware launch.
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