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> They have to prioritize resources

Hence pjmlp wrote: "Poor Apple, budget cuts have been hit really hard". I think that's entirely fair.

Apple's resource is not infinite, but it's certainly more than enough to port Swift to Windows. Hence pjmlp says it shows "how important this is to Apple", especially in comparison to Java (Oracle) or .NET (Microsoft). I tend to agree.



Why should Apple port Swift to Windows if it’s not going to use it? To me that sounds like the worst use of resources possible.


I thought they have enough money for getting said resources.

As for why, Microsoft apparently has enough money to port Java to Apple Silicon.

https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/09/22/microsoft-contrib...


I assume MSFT has a benefit for doing so. What’s Apples benefit for porting Swift to Windows?




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