In the bigger picture Apple aren't really documenting anything for their new toys, which is not the end of the world but is a huge step back for openness. There is - as far as I can see - no long-form documentation for M1 other than patents.
I already refuse to own apple products so I don't really have any skin in the game, but consider that if microsoft were like this the blind eye would not be turned - buy our new product, everything you run is up to us, we won't document it, maybe we'll upstream the compiler, tough shit.
The fact that they can be like this is really proof that their market position is much stronger than most HNers seem to think it is.
I already refuse to own apple products so I don't really have any skin in the game, but consider that if microsoft were like this the blind eye would not be turned - buy our new product, everything you run is up to us, we won't document it, maybe we'll upstream the compiler, tough shit.
The fact that they can be like this is really proof that their market position is much stronger than most HNers seem to think it is.