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Apple isn't Sony. They make an arm and a leg on their hardware. When they switched to x86, it didn't take long for them to release Boot Camp, so they could tak
by deanishe 10d ago
Apple isn't Sony. They make an arm and a leg on their hardware.
When they switched to x86, it didn't take long for them to release Boot Camp, so they could take Windows users' money, too.
- esskay 10d agoThey also make an arm and a leg on services, which is why its not in their interest to make it so you cant use them.
- xnickb 10d agoIt's not like users will just stop using the services. Rather Linux users will start considering MacBook as a potential laptop to buy. How could that possibly disrupt their Software/Services infra?
- esskay 10d agoOf course they will. Why would you pay for icloud storage you cant use?
- xnickb 10d agoThat statement is true for the users that both bought and didn't buy a Macbook (with Linux support). The difference is, the one who bought has paid money for the Macbook. I am not an Apple user. Do you _have_ to pay for iCloud if you buy the laptop? I don't think so.
- coldtea 9d agoWindows dual boot meant millions of potential switchers, if not for anything else, as a list item to tell them "you could still dual boot". Asahi-on-Mac would bring in irrelevant numbers for a company of Apple's size.
- Melatonic 9d agoThey could also dual boot windows for Arm. Just like before. Assuming Apple did the boot camp thing again