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While you make a solid point about likely behavior, I'm sure there are those that said Microsoft will never cooperate with Linux.

"Never" is a bold word, and it's worth highlighting things like a hard-to-replace/repair keyboard to keep on that tiny bit of pressure to change (how often have you been in a meeting where "customers aren't asking for this" came up as a justification to not make a change?).

Also, just to let people KNOW - when buying a laptop you may not be considering if the keyboard is easy to service. Plenty of developers on any given day are making their first foray into these sorts of decisions, and there's nothing wrong with pointing out that which is obvious if you've been following for a decade but not if you're new to it.



Perhaps another way to put it is, "This iteration of Apple will never..."

Which carries with it a significant piece of information: Someone saying this is claiming that there is some structural or cultural obstacle, and that the company would have to change its nature in order to effect the requried change.

That was the case with Microsoft and Linux as well.


That's fair, but it would take a massive change in both consumer behavior and Apple's target audience to make something like this come about. But hey, ya never know.


Or perhaps a change in leadership at Apple. Never is a long time compared to the tenure of any exec.


Yep — hard to believe that Satya Nadella is only 5 years into the job at Microsoft. It’s like a completely different company.




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