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I have famously predicted that sales of Mac's will decline and could even lead to a rout. Many professionals need Intel CPU support in order for them to run Windows on their Macbooks natively. And no, emulation isn't an option.

I predict that Mac sales will sag and that this will lead Apple to slash more and more models, eventually undermining the legitimacy of the platform. Most users will switch to Linux on Intel laptops from various other vendors.

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While Bootcamp worked admirably I hardly ever see it used at work. I don't think 'professionals' would be buying Macs to run Windows native very often while Windows laptops exist and would be providing much more value for their money.

Meanwhile, Mac sales are up and the current crop of M1/M2 machines get top review marks.

When will this decline start? Last quarter was the best quarter ever revenue wise for the Mac.

> Most users will switch to Linux on Intel laptops from various other vendors.

Who exactly will switch to Linux on an intel laptop outside of a fraction of software developers/IT professionals?

Famously

It would be helpful if you have facts or data to back your statements up.

I have been using linux as my main desktop for more than 2 decades already but I think you are living in a parallel world.

The amount of users using windows on a mac is a negligible fraction of the customers. I personnally don't know a single person using a mac either for personnal or professionnal use that is firing up a windows OS on it. People loving the windows platform or who need to run some apps on it are choosing computers from other brands.

Booting windows on a mac appeal only to some developers who need both platform but they can easily remote connect to a windows if they need to.

Eventually everyone that can afford a laptop will own one, and only replace them when it dies, the days of upgrading hardware every three years is long gone.

> I have famously predicted that sales of Mac's will decline and could even lead to a rout.

c/famously/anonymously

There's an ARM64 build of Windows. And Linux on Apple Silicon is getting to the point where it's almost viable as a daily-driver OS. It's not there yet but quite close.

If your prediction relies on LOTD, I suggest thinking twice before putting any money on it.

Dell will be shipping SOC ARM computers before that happens.

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