>We don’t know what it would look like if Apple had chosen something that ended up like Itanium

Apple made a few mistakes, but mostly by trying to compete with doomed hype markets like AR/VR.

Some also ponder what the ecosystem would look like today if the Windows NT kernel had stayed on RISC like initially planned.

The "What if __ ?" universe are fun to imagine, but ultimately less important than the "What now?" universe we live in. =3

I would already be happy if Windows NT had been more serious about UNIX compatibility.

I only bought that Linux Unleashed book in 1995's Summer, because Windows NT wasn't good enough for doing university assignments at home, which used a mix of DG/UX and Solaris on the campus.

Oh sure, Apple has TONS of mistakes if we look overall.

I was only talking about CPU transitions.