CyrillWolf wrote:
2. Loss of ability to switch to Mac partition on boot in Boot Camp Control Panel. I didn't even have the choice of NOT converting the MacOS SSD when High Sierra was installed. Wasn't expecting the volume to go AWOL from Boot Camp Control Panel in Windows.
I installed HS on an external volume, which supports HFS for HS. There is a workaround - Using the macOS High Sierra OS installer’s startosinstall tool to avoid APFS conversion | Der Flounder .
Wireless keyboard means I have to have a second keyboard to execute key combo on boot now. FAIL
This should not be the case. Alt/Option from BT keyboard should work.
3. Ditto on lack of Apple-supported nVidia drivers.
The WHQL nVidia drivers work on Macs, for example on a GT750m on a late 2013 rMBP.
With Apple eventually replacing Intel CPUs in their Macs with in-house developed alternatives, Boot Camp feels not long for this world. That likely means my next computer won't be a Mac.
It is very expensive to do such things, for example the PPC-to-Intel transition was not very easy. There is also a need to support older warranties. Windows still uses AMD and Intel CPUs, but the AMD share is not as significant as Intel. Bulk usage reduce Apple's cost. It would be exceptional decision by Apple. Apple uses Intel chipsets in iPhones to offset Qualcomm licensing issues.
