iOS on QEMU

Post by s_dev » Fri, Sep 17, 2021, 2:15 PM UTC

usui wrote: post #77

s_dev wrote: post #75

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The problem is mac OS now uses M series chips. You'd be developing legacy code.

It's not legacy code until the day Apple definitively axes Intel models. The writing is on the wall yes, but they are still selling Intel Macs and they are not deprecated yet. The majority of development still happens on Intel Macs. I built an 11th-gen Rocket Lake 128GB Hackintosh with Thunderbolt Display support+2 LED Cinema Display recently and it's been great. Thunderbolt 3 support on a Hackintosh has been nice. J…

Post by toomuchtodo » Fri, Sep 17, 2021, 3:53 PM UTC

MinorTom wrote: post #100

toomuchtodo wrote: post #96

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Are there any countries where this EULA term isn’t enforceable?

If you don't agree to the EULA you don't have a license to use MacOS at all, which means you downloading it is (in many countries) a crime. The question whether or not a EULA is enforcable is only relevant for products you bought which have software preinstalled - it is often argued under First Sale (and similar) that the EULA isn't applicable.

Post by foobiekr » Fri, Sep 17, 2021, 11:59 PM UTC

eptcyka wrote: post #81

easton wrote: post #80

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Hypervisor.framework (and Virtualization.framework) in macOS run a Apple written hypervisor. This hypervisor implements VirtIO for its devices and can run macOS VMs (with full graphics and hardware acceleration, at least on the M1). One could conclude that it was implemented this way to allow compatibility for macOS on different hypervisors (and also so that Linux would just work on theirs). Speculation: I would be s…

I think Apple's silicon runs a very high margin, I imagine. Will the savings from running datacenters on their own silicon be big enough to offset the lost opportunity of selling more M1?