Re:Writing ARM64 Code for Apple Platforms
by gjsman-1000 on Thursday June 24, 2021 @10:48AM
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Except here's the twist: Imagine if John Deere made their tractors from day one with the proprietary gasoline formula. And that people liked their tractors from day one and grew them into the behemoth they are today despite the formula.
That's more like what the current situation is.
John Deer tractors are locked down... just go talk to a real farmer and see what he says.
Re:Writing ARM64 Code for Apple Platforms
by nonameiguess on Thursday June 24, 2021 @05:42PM
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John Deere unfortunately does do this. To the court's credit, at least they keep losing right to repair lawsuits. To law enforcement's discredit, they don't change the behavior and suffer no punishment.
Re:Writing ARM64 Code for Apple Platforms
by macintux on Thursday June 24, 2021 @10:50AM
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A better analogy would be if Deere required a new fuel formulation that all the industry players had access to but no one else had sufficient clout/“courage” to use.
Re:Writing ARM64 Code for Apple Platforms
by defaultname on Thursday June 24, 2021 @11:24AM
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Do Apple devices use special Apple Electricity? No? Then your analogy is nonsensical, as analogies always are.
Imagine if John Deere decided to switch all of their tractors to a proprietary gasoline formula, and said "We're doing what we want, so get on board if you're interested".
They would be sued before the sun went down.