🔏 Matthias Wiesmann

@istewart I had more the previous Apple projects in mind, like Copland, OpenDoc, QuickDraw GX (although TrueType GX became OpenType variable fonts), way before OS X.

@istewart @sansruse there was also the software crisis, where Microsoft and Apple even more so struggled to move to the new shiny OS because of all the legacy hacks in the apps. The web browser is a monster of complexity compared to these operating systems.

@cstross @mirrorwitch so it boils down to the question if China can switch to wartime economy - where growth is limited to military industries - and stay stable.

@cstross @mirrorwitch it feel like the semi-conductor race is a bit like the race to make the fastest passenger train in the 30s, makes sense in a consumer economy. Once you have a large conflict it does not matter, are the chips in the drones in Ukraine that advanced?