I wouldn't be totally surprised if this was a hit with many consumers. But for many devs including myself this is a nonstarter. I'm sure Apple knew this and dec

I wouldn't be totally surprised if this was a hit with many consumers. But for many devs including myself this is a nonstarter. I'm sure Apple knew this and decided the loss was worth it. What I don't get is why no one, not Apple, not MS, not Lenovo, not anyone, makes "developer editions." These would only need a few tweaks, in this case retain the physical function keys, for PCs remove junkware and go out of your way to make Linux/dual booting easy, preconfigure the OS for "maximum manual operation", etc. It wouldn't be profitable and might even generate a small loss, but as Apple seems to be forgetting, having the favor of a huge swath of developers pays big dividends if you've got a platform to push.