1 week ago
The author says they're trying Excel now. Waiting for someone to get macOS running on an iPad.
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/opomqvcruvmcQr4fzTT5Sg
Whether the closed-source moat comes to an end in 2026 may hinge less on the technology itself than on maintenance costs. For an open-source project to keep pace with the iteration cycle of commercial software over the long term, it requires sustained investment of substantial manpower and computing power. Where that money comes from and whether it can form a stable cycle matter more to survival than simply chanting slogans about openness. Over a longer timeline, the cost structure is the real dividing line.
Cross-platform installation usually gets stuck on drivers and licensing, not something you can fix just by tweaking the bootloader.
That comment about putting macOS on the iPad is honestly more worth discussing than the original post. If you could actually run a full desktop-class OS on an iPad, the productivity scenarios would be completely different, but when it comes to things like touch interaction and file management, Apple still hasn't offered a convincing solution. I hope someone can elaborate on this.