[whoknowswhat11]

Totally agreed. It's kind of pathetic.

The only reason apple was able to pull of the M1 transition the way they were able to is BECAUSE they have such control over their ecosystem.

Windows / Microsoft tried with itanium and ARM with much less success.

The platform war folks always take the most negative view possible, cannot even IMAGINE why apple might have chosen the approach they chose.

Well, M1 is what happens when you control your platform. PowerPC / Intel / ARM -> this control has let apple evolve dramatically.