Yep; you’re right. And Metal isn’t the only goal. Preventing people from going off the reservation is the goal. I can see both sides; there are both upsides and

Yep; you’re right. And Metal isn’t the only goal. Preventing people from going off the reservation is the goal. I can see both sides; there are both upsides and downsides for both Apple and their customers. Either way, at this point, Apple’s strategy is clear and widely known. It sucks you can’t use eGPU with Mac, and I’d still be primarily using a Mac if you could, but it’s no longer an available choice. As consumers, the only option now is to vote with our pocketbooks.