On 28 Nov 2025 15:52:41 GMT, Brock McNuggets wrote:
Apple profits quite nicely from what they offer.
So why do they feel the need to offer more -- and get it from an
outside source, at that?
Using open source allows them to make it cheaper.
Since when does Apple make things cheaper?
They provide the VM. You can run Linux in it. Cool. And?
And they make a big deal out of some kind of “lightweight VM” which is really just the usual Linux containerization capability.
You want then to recreate Linux from scratch...
Why would they need to copy it at all? Why can’t they come up with something better? Why do you think they have to offer something Linux-compatible at all?
Is the market demanding that, do you think?
The question is, what percentage do they feel the need to attract
to their platforms, that they have no choice about doing this?
What percent of macOS / Win users do you think use desktop Linux?
You keep dodging this and trying to change the topic. Bottom line --
you know the percentage is very low...
How low? Is it worth it to Microsoft and Apple to get, say, another 5%
of market share? Or do you think the dregs they’re trying to scrape
are thinner than that?
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