Comment by schnebbau
6 hours ago
Well, that certainly would be one way to wipe billions from their share price overnight.
The only way Linux on Mac will become a reality is if it's legislated.
6 hours ago
Well, that certainly would be one way to wipe billions from their share price overnight.
The only way Linux on Mac will become a reality is if it's legislated.
Apple went out of its way to make Linux on Mac a reality. They did a lot to allow third-party OSes when Apple Silicon came out, it's up to the Linux community to do the rest.
There were a couple of people (the Asahi team) that made this work for M1, but as I understand it, the effort has stalled since. This just goes to show how few people truly care.
Why would it? Shareholders of the major stocks are generally vibes-based, and I'm sure that if Apple undertook that, they would find a way to build hype around it.
Why didn’t Apples stock tank when they started offering Windows drivers, that they’ll stop offering only this fall ?
2006 was a different time, and Apple was a different company. Now, having control is more valuable. See: iOS App Store.
> Linux on Mac will become a reality
Linux on Mac is absolutely a reality [1], and Apple specifically supported it by deliberately leaving a documented/supported mechanism for another OS kernel to be loaded.
[1] https://asahilinux.org/about/
Why would Apple writing some Linux drivers wipe billions from its share price? You can already install Linux on a Mac if you really want to. Back in the day, you used to be able to install Windows on an (Intel) Mac, and that didn’t seem to have any such effect.
You still can right now.
it would likely do the opposite as linux users gravitate to the best hardware for their preferred OS => more hardware sales for Apple
The value of the walled garden FAR exceeds a single digit hardware sales bump.