Apple's software restrictions are quite unfortunate. So many people with an iPhone will not switch away from Windows due to the higher cost of Macbooks (among other reasons), when in reality, the device in their pocket is capable of running macOS. The untapped potential is why I cannot justify buying a personal iPhone.
soganess•1mo ago
I would never own an ARM Mac as my main (or even lead secondary) machine, but the whole higher-cost thing is such a joke at this point.
At the same performance/quality tier, Macs can at times/trims be cheaper. Plus, buying an old M2 MacBook Air as Apple refurbished (new battery) is $800, and third-party can be sub-$600. With M1s cheaper still.
Sure, they aren't new, but an Apple refurb is generally better quality than a bargain-bin (not to be confused with something nicer in the Acer lineup like the Swift X) Acer. Plus, the Minis are just great desktops.
Again, these are not for me, but price? Unless you are ultra price conscious (sub 300), nawh brah.
evanjrowley•1mo ago
Prices on MacBooks have gone down significantly, but compared to a Windows laptop with comparable storage, you've payed more for Apple up until recently. Things have tilted in Apple's favor after RAM price increases have led to all consumer PC RAM reaching Apple-like prices.
I made my comment as I someone with two MacBooks and the point still stands that most of an iPhone's potential is forever locked away by Apple.
npunt•1mo ago
"Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could [run macOS on a phone], they didn't stop to think if they should." - Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park
commandersaki•1mo ago
He says jailbroken but there is no exploit, so I can only gather this is an SRD.
sjtgraham•1mo ago
Could be dev fused.
musicale•1mo ago
I would like to see the iPhone work as well as the iPad does with an external monitor, mouse, and keyboard.
skylurk•1mo ago
Yup, and I would also like to see them support a shell environment, like Android Linux Terminal.
musicale•1mo ago
Well there is iSH, which is a sort of Alpine environment, though it isn't native.
My point was that iPad, which is very iPhone-adjacent (same App Store, etc.) already works surprisingly well with an external monitor/keyboard/mouse, so I could imagine Apple adding a similar mode for the iPhone.
evanjrowley•1mo ago
soganess•1mo ago
At the same performance/quality tier, Macs can at times/trims be cheaper. Plus, buying an old M2 MacBook Air as Apple refurbished (new battery) is $800, and third-party can be sub-$600. With M1s cheaper still.
Sure, they aren't new, but an Apple refurb is generally better quality than a bargain-bin (not to be confused with something nicer in the Acer lineup like the Swift X) Acer. Plus, the Minis are just great desktops.
Again, these are not for me, but price? Unless you are ultra price conscious (sub 300), nawh brah.
evanjrowley•1mo ago
I made my comment as I someone with two MacBooks and the point still stands that most of an iPhone's potential is forever locked away by Apple.
npunt•1mo ago