Apple Silicon M2+ has hardware support for nested virtualization.
It's rumored [1] that 2024 iPad Pro will see price hikes of $500-$700 to cover the OLED screen and increases in base memory/storage. If a new iPad Magic Keyboard gains [2] an aluminum shell that looks like a Macbook, that could put iPad Pro into the price tier of Macbook Pros.
If 2024 iPad Pro + Magic Keyboard costs > Macbook Air + Mac Mini, that may allow Apple to untie iPad Pro M3 nested virt for iOS, macOS and Linux VMs.
It's rumored [1] that 2024 iPad Pro will see price hikes of $500-$700 to cover the OLED screen and increases in base memory/storage. If a new iPad Magic Keyboard gains [2] an aluminum shell that looks like a Macbook, that could put iPad Pro into the price tier of Macbook Pros.
If 2024 iPad Pro + Magic Keyboard costs > Macbook Air + Mac Mini, that may allow Apple to untie iPad Pro M3 nested virt for iOS, macOS and Linux VMs.
[1] https://www.tomsguide.com/news/ipad-pro-2024
[2] https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/3/23857409/ipad-aluminum-mag...