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> Apple will NEVER ship a third-party Linux. I agree. I don't think that they will either. My argument was not that they will, but that it would be in their in
by cabalamat 18y ago
> Apple will NEVER ship a third-party Linux.
I agree. I don't think that they will either. My argument was not that they will, but that it would be in their interests if they did.
Apple often behaves like this, e.g. the original Mac didn't have an expansion slot, even though it would've been in Apple's interests to include one.
- gaius 18y agoApple's strategy from day 1 can be summarized in two words: just works. Given the choice between something that just works but doesn't suit the needs of all users, and something that only a minority will use that opens the risk of something not working, they will always choose the safe option. Which is fine, everyone knows upfront what they're getting. Apple won't stop you running Linux in VirtualBox say, but they won't take responsibility for it at al.