Well, yes, but APIs aside, as long as the developers and users have the choice, ...

		Tajnymag 20 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nearly 90% of Windows Games Now Run on Linux Well, yes, but APIs aside, as long as the developers and users have the choice, they won't choose a new backwards incompatible solution if when they can stay with their old solution. Look at Apple Macs, all went from x86 to arm, breaking software and fixing incompatibilities later. Users had no choice but to use m1 macOS if they wanted a new device.

And leave software behind, hence why many postpone their acquisition until the hardware dies.