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1. sscaryterry · 1790987232 · focus · HN ↗

   Imagine how big Apple would/could be if they embraced open hardware. They do have a moat here. macOS is so bloated, I hate it, but the hardware is just so much better than anything else.

   1. MBCook · 1790989940 · focus · HN ↗

      Apple is a vertical company. They don’t WANT to sell you hardware. They don’t want to sell you software.

      They only want to sell the whole package. You might as well ask the Catholic Church to start a rap music 8-track only record club. Same probability.

      The hardware is a means to an end, and nothing else to them.

      1. UltraSane · 1790991644 · focus · HN ↗

         But Apple could make a lot of money selling Linux servers with their CPUs.

         1. internet2000 · 1790995095 · focus · HN ↗

            Why would they want to? They make even more money selling their own computers with their CPUs.

            1. UltraSane · 1790996223 · focus · HN ↗

               The Server market is enormous with a much higher average selling price. It would make perfect sense for Apple to make servers if it meant more revenue and profit than they could make not doing it. There are rumors that Apple is planning a M8 based server in 2029.

               1. alsetmusic · 1790998928 · focus · HN ↗

                  The rumors are that it’s for internal use. It’s already known that they have custom M2 or M3 servers that they don’t sell to the public. Source: multiple episodes of the Accidental Tech Podcast that discuss articles about this.

                  1. MBCook · 1791005210 · focus · HN ↗

                     And it makes a ton of sense in that context. I don’t think it makes any sense as a commercial product.

                     A mega-AI workstation could.

                     But server? Nah.

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