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I am more worried about what it means to us consumers. While Apple producing ARM based systems might mean slightly cheaper machines, but if it is the cost of g

I am more worried about what it means to us consumers. While Apple producing ARM based systems might mean slightly cheaper machines, but if it is the cost of giving up control to customize your hardware and software, I will never be looking at another iDevice. We already have to face the bullshit of soldered RAM and soldered SSD's and locked app stores and now I fear with ARM chips we will be faced with an even more locked down ios-like macOS with installs only possible from app stores. And ofcourse, everything linked to the iCloud to leech off and data mine our personal information. The "secure" chip, and perhaps a locked bootlooder will ensure that we won't be able to install any other OS on it, and Apple could even remotely cripple the device with it. (As you can tell, I am not at all enthused by this move. And mark my word, this is what Apple will do eventually.)

SllX 6y ago
Soon we shall find out. I'm actually feeling optimistic, I'm not sure we're going to get that particular signal on Monday, but if Apple doesn't decide to lock down the OS completely with an ARM transition, I don't think they ever will and the more pressing concern will be whether Apple decides to keep the Mac line at all down the road. That said, I keep virtual machines of operating systems that interest me up to date. I'm between 9front and Haiku OS as my eventual replacement, and I still might switch to a ThinkPad running 9front for my next computer regardless of what Apple announces. I'll still have much of what I value on a Mac in my iPad, and my laptop is essentially for writing, programming and backing up other hardware.
pjmlp 6y ago
Apparently lots of people nowadays are unaware of how 90's Apple used to be.
- webmobdev 6y ago
  What are you specifically referring to?
  - pjmlp 6y ago
    That PCs are the exception that confirms the rule, which existence can be traced back to the point where IBM legal team wasn't able to kill what Compaq has set free. The 90's Apple, like everyone else, had its own vertical integration in software programming stack, network protocols and hardware. Also not every model had internal expansion slots, what we bought was what we got for the device's lifetime. Naturally the more expensive LC and Quadras had enough internal bays, given their business purposes.

SllX 6y ago

Soon we shall find out. I'm actually feeling optimistic, I'm not sure we're going to get that particular signal on Monday, but if Apple doesn't decide to lock down the OS completely with an ARM transition, I don't think they ever will and the more pressing concern will be whether Apple decides to keep the Mac line at all down the road. That said, I keep virtual machines of operating systems that interest me up to date. I'm between 9front and Haiku OS as my eventual replacement, and I still might switch to a ThinkPad running 9front for my next computer regardless of what Apple announces. I'll still have much of what I value on a Mac in my iPad, and my laptop is essentially for writing, programming and backing up other hardware.

pjmlp 6y ago

Apparently lots of people nowadays are unaware of how 90's Apple used to be.

webmobdev 6y ago
What are you specifically referring to?
- pjmlp 6y ago
  That PCs are the exception that confirms the rule, which existence can be traced back to the point where IBM legal team wasn't able to kill what Compaq has set free. The 90's Apple, like everyone else, had its own vertical integration in software programming stack, network protocols and hardware. Also not every model had internal expansion slots, what we bought was what we got for the device's lifetime. Naturally the more expensive LC and Quadras had enough internal bays, given their business purposes.