@pauldoo @marcan I'd say the difference is that apple is a huge vendor, in number of computer sold, but that sells a vey small number of different models, and they are releasing right now hardware unmatched by anything the competition has to offer, aka Apple Silicon, beating everyone on Perf/W by a lot.

Making things work on AS Macs is something that is attractive: 1. It's a challenge for nerds 2. It has pretty clear benefits (unmatched hardware) 3. Wide applicability (lots of macs around).