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Re:Running postmarketOS on iPhone 7 by DeathArrow on Sunday April 19, 2020 @07:00AM (#22914953)
PC took over personal computing and server market because it was an open spec.

Apple didn't learn from its own mistakes which almost made them bankrupt.

While now it is doing very good, iOS devices competing with Android devices is very similar to Apple competing with PC.

People like choice, competition and not being locked down.

Re:Running postmarketOS on iPhone 7 by fastball on Sunday April 19, 2020 @10:49AM (#22916259)
When you say "open spec", what exactly do you mean? MacOS is built on top of Unix / Debian, which is a much more open system than Windows.

Apple computers have been able to run Windows for a long time.

Re:Running postmarketOS on iPhone 7 by pabs3 on Sunday April 19, 2020 @12:21PM (#22916843)
macOS is quite unrelated to Debian, it is built on the Mach microkernel and FreeBSD kernel/userland bits.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS

Re:Running postmarketOS on iPhone 7 by fastball on Sunday April 19, 2020 @05:40PM (#22919008)
You're right, I fudged Darwin and FreeBSD in my head and got Debian.
Re:Running postmarketOS on iPhone 7 by tolqen on Sunday April 19, 2020 @07:03AM (#22914964)
Newsflash: the Mac is currently quite successful.
Re:Running postmarketOS on iPhone 7 by stevehawk on Sunday April 19, 2020 @07:46AM (#22915203)
https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide

Still less than 20% of the market. And I feel like the main reason they're even usable as a desktop OS is because 99% of most people's computer activity takes place in a web browser and not because OSX has a particularly special native app collection. Hell it seems like the only time I fire up my mac is because I need to build an iDevice app and nearly every "native" mac app I run is really Electron based.

Re:Running postmarketOS on iPhone 7 by fastball on Sunday April 19, 2020 @10:48AM (#22916254)
> nearly every "native" mac app I run is really Electron based.

What does this have to do with the platform? You choosing to use bloated electron apps certainly isn't Apple's fault.

Re:Running postmarketOS on iPhone 7 by prike on Sunday April 19, 2020 @09:23AM (#22915714)
i really like to develop software on my MBP, i must be in the 1% then :\
Re:Running postmarketOS on iPhone 7 by DeathArrow on Sunday April 19, 2020 @07:34AM (#22915136)
Currently yes. In the past, no.

>1997: Microsoft rescues one-time and future nemesis Apple with a $150 million investment that breathes new life into a struggling Silicon Alley icon. https://www.wired.com/2009/08/dayintech-0806/