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Re:Apple announces it will switch to its own processors for ... by zanethomas on Monday June 22, 2020 @11:01PM (#23609508)
I'm predicting a future where the os is completely locked down and all software for macs be purchased from the app store. Great revenue model for Apple.
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Re:Apple announces it will switch to its own processors for ... by imtringued on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @04:45AM (#23611365)
That's basically what Microsoft did with ARM on Windows and I'm sure Apple will take advantage of this opportunity.
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Re:Apple announces it will switch to its own processors for ... by TazeTSchnitzel on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @06:26PM (#23621147)
The first time (Windows RT), yes, and it was a complete market failure. The new Windows on Arm is not like this.
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Re:Apple announces it will switch to its own processors for ... by DragoCubed on Sunday July 05, 2020 @04:37AM (#23737372)
And it didn’t help that the Windows Store back then was a store for UWP/Metro apps.

It also took a long time for Microsoft to actually tackle the issues that UWP/Metro and WinUI/XAML faced. It took so long, it doesn’t even matter anymore and even Microsoft has moved on. But there’s quite a bit of hypocrisy, with Microsoft telling others to use WinUI while not using it everywhere themselves while refusing to update the styles of other design frameworks.

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Re:Apple announces it will switch to its own processors for ... by tonyedgecombe on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @05:33AM (#23611670)
People have been making this claim for the last ten years, it hasn't happened yet.
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Re:Apple announces it will switch to its own processors for ... by lukeholder on Monday June 22, 2020 @11:18PM (#23609584)
Their pro/developers (influence) are too important to apple to do that.
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Re:Apple announces it will switch to its own processors for ... by Jaruzel on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @05:54AM (#23611820)
Don't worry, they'll be able to 'unlock' the OS for an exorbitant price via an Apple Pay purchase. :)
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