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I guess I don't understand the title. The article is about Amazon AWS providing a Mac-as-a-Service server option. Apple is not directly involved and probably ha
by chmaynard 6y ago
I guess I don't understand the title. The article is about Amazon AWS providing a Mac-as-a-Service server option. Apple is not directly involved and probably hates this idea. Their profits come mostly from selling the hardware.
- CrankyBear 6y agoApple's deep into it. It's a bare-metal play. You're literally paying to use a Mac mini on an AWS rack.
- chmaynard 6y agoGood point. AWS has to purchase a rack of Mac Minis from Apple. But if you were a book publisher, for example, would you prefer to sell one copy of each book to every library, or sell one copy to each person who decides to read the book? If this initiative is successful, AWS will find a way to create virtual macOS machines and will pressure Apple to make it legal. Apple is vulnerable and needs to be very careful about violating anti-trust laws.