> The main problem with this is it would basically hand the market over to Apple. Phone makers can just decide to build better SoC (or to purchase better ones)

> The main problem with this is it would basically hand the market over to Apple. Phone makers can just decide to build better SoC (or to purchase better ones) that are easier to keep working when you update the Kernel. Or they are free to run Android on top of an easier Kernel to work with. What we're seeing is Apple innovating and writing good software for almost 30 years since the NeXT purchase. Investing in good tech is just like compound interests, it pays over time.