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A dealership marketing professional explores running CDK and PBS DMS software on Apple Silicon Macs, sharing hands-on results after ordering an iMac M1 for front reception. CDK proved frustrating, requiring Parallels and a server-side config change from a 'hard' to 'soft' OS check after CDK support blamed the Mac rather than their own legacy code. PBS, by contrast, installed effortlessly via Parallels with virtually no friction, highlighting a clear compatibility gap between the two DMS providers.

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