And how will that force people to buy Apple hardware? And 'Oh please' because you're just Apple bashing rather than putting forward a reasoned logical argument.
I have almost 20 years in the IT industry. I've used both PC and Mac's since the early 1990's. I've repaired both and continue to repair all types of computers, laptops and portable devices, including Apple products to this day. I've seen how Apple has evolved both as a company and in terms of their hardware since the Apple Macintosh Classic. I use Apple's OS and software weekly and know their limitations well. I might not know Apple products as intimately as I do stuff in the PC world, but I'd say I'm pretty experienced and have University and industry qualifications to back it up.
Do you think Apple are making the switch to make it
easier for consumers to use whatever hardware or software they want? Or to make their own choices when it comes to upgrades? In recent times they've screwed the consumer in such a way they make it near impossible even for so-called "power users" to upgrade or repair their machines. Have you pulled apart a recent Apple desktop machine? RAM and SSDs soldered to boards, machines glued together rather than screwed, proprietary "Apple only" parts. The proprietary ARM-based CPU is just another way Apple can control how consumers use and what they do with their machines and ultimately ensure their repeat business. They have no intention of helping Apple users run Windows (for example) on their machines or supporting hardware that isn't made by Apple.
I can't think of a recent design decision in any Apple product which was good for the consumer. They just churn out the same crap over and over with a prettier box and a higher price tag.
Is that reasoned and logical enough?