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I'm guessing it's much easier for Apple since they do one set of drivers for chip peripherals/bridges/etc, one way of doing boot, bios setup, etc. In the gener
by tyingq 5y ago
I'm guessing it's much easier for Apple since they do one set of drivers for chip peripherals/bridges/etc, one way of doing boot, bios setup, etc.
In the generic PC space, the operating systems have to deal with however each manufacturer chooses to do things. So it's harder for any one manufacturer to get enough leverage with Microsoft and Linux to support their devices.
- 10000truths 5y agoIt would be nice if every manufacturer adhered to a standard interface specification, like NVME, but for network adapters, video cards, audio, etc. So that one set of drivers would work for any combination of parts. It would greatly democratize OS development.