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As a Linux person, I have to say my iPad almost got me into becoming also an Apple person. Let's be real, Apple would not lose a single penny to inviting the Li
by monopoledance 5y ago
As a Linux person, I have to say my iPad almost got me into becoming also an Apple person. Let's be real, Apple would not lose a single penny to inviting the Linux crowd directly, however, some of those Linux people will become Apple people. There are two reasons to not open up, for the future outlook:
1. Why tho?
2. MacOS increasing lock-down makes even Linux attractive to a wider customer base, and therefore threatening their huge, carefree software extortion business.
Personally I think, they do number 2 on their customer base. I think not opening up to Linux is an indirect admission to their unfair competition game. I think Linux support would very much limit how much they can push their DRM, subscription, software extortion and expropriation mischief. It would allow for consumer choices.
- oceanplexian 5y agoI don’t think they care, unfortunately. Apple sells billions of devices to non-techies. The user base that might run Linux or do development on Apple machines is a small fraction like 0.001% or less. The reasons behind preventing you from installing Linux is likely more a consequence of preventing device theft or software piracy.