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Re:ARM-Ed Mac: We Have an Answer by dreamcompiler on Sunday March 22, 2020 @06:56PM (#22659539)
Xcode will probably run on iPad soon. I still won't care. As a developer, I need two kinds of freedom: The freedom to choose or build my own language and IDE, and the freedom of my customers to install my software without paying a tax to or needing approval from $FAANG.

Apple has made it quite clear that neither of those is ever going to happen on IOS.

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Re:ARM-Ed Mac: We Have an Answer by imtringued on Monday March 23, 2020 @05:09AM (#22662274)
The ability to deny these freedoms makes getting rid of Macs so appealing. The potential for vendor lock-in is huge.
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