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Re:Network.framework: A modern alternative to sockets by MBCook on Friday June 08, 2018 @03:23PM (#17268863)
They also started making/using (and deploying?) Metal before Vulkan was announced/available.

Doesn’t mean they couldn’t have changed course, but I’m sure it was a factor.

Re:Network.framework: A modern alternative to sockets by ovao on Friday June 08, 2018 @03:39PM (#17269010)
And they may still yet change course. At this point it’s hard to say.