That was the case when Mac Pro would still be a viable option for a workstation. Now it isn't, and Windows, despite improvements, isn't there yet. So many researchers and HPC users, including myself, are stuck with Linux desktops. I am not happy about that, as my Mac Pro used to be much better. But there's nothing I can do about it now.

(And, of course, Nvidia is the only choice for now if you want GPGPU computing).

Apple has released some rumblings that it's going to bring back a modular Mac Pro and keep it on x86 even if it goes to ARM for the Macbook, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

And as earlier stated, most low-end to midrange GPUs are going to be Intel only, Apple has completely abandoned NVIDIA. On high end, there's still AMD to compete with. Their ARM chips seem to have failed, nearly every chip is Samsung, Qualcomm or Apple. Is NVIDIA really in a position where they can just blatantly ignore communities like Linux?

>The huge majority of desktop users will go OS X. HAHA, no.