EU and US regulators are slowly eroding that service monopoly.
> Fantastic hardware
Hopefully Apple leadership stops shackling their hardware under the ho-hum service bus.
It's been rumored for years that a touch-optimized version of macOS has been in development for use in iOS VMs. With the launch of M4 1TB 16GB iPad Pros for $2K (the price of two MacBook Airs), Apple can sell developers the freedom to carry one device instead of two, without loss of revenue, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40287922
I bet that touch-optimized macOS will never see the light of day, or if it does it will be insanely crippled. Too much of an existential threat to Apple’s stock price.
Apple is in the midst of a cold war with regulators now. Every new feature will be scrutinized to check that it offers no threat to their golden goose if regulators force them to open it up. Allowing one type of VM means that regulators could force them to allow any type of VM.
EU and US regulators are slowly eroding that service monopoly.
> Fantastic hardware
Hopefully Apple leadership stops shackling their hardware under the ho-hum service bus.
It's been rumored for years that a touch-optimized version of macOS has been in development for use in iOS VMs. With the launch of M4 1TB 16GB iPad Pros for $2K (the price of two MacBook Airs), Apple can sell developers the freedom to carry one device instead of two, without loss of revenue, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40287922