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This may be true with iOS devices but it is less true with macOS devices. I regularly repurpose my macOS devices with a nix installation, and I have not yet se
by stevenjgarner 4y ago
This may be true with iOS devices but it is less true with macOS devices. I regularly repurpose my macOS devices with a nix installation, and I have not yet seen any discouraging move from Apple against this. Indeed none other than Linus Torvalds (the man behind Linux) has been known to use a MacBook Air for nix just because of its superior hardware - https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/srq2g/linus_torvalds_the_man_behind_linux_uses_a/ https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/srq2g/linus_torvalds...
- clairity 4y agoyou've hit on why apple is spending all its time developing the ipad into a laptop replacement (despite relatively flat sales) rather than really improving macs/macOS. they keep saying they're not trying to do this, but it's been plain as day for a few years now (with the ipad pro). there's no precedent for ipads to "upgrade" to another OS/firmware, unlike macs, so customers can't claim anything was taken away from them. plus, macs are considered essential for developing for iphones/ipads, so apple doesn't want to disenfranchise ecosystem developers too much by locking down macs, especially when laptops are a dwindling segment anyway.
- cyberlurker 4y agoBecause the old Macs used standard PC hardware, but apple has since moved to M1. That is the (albeit unintentional) move against this. I love M1 performance though.