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Re:Ask HN: Why is the Linux community struggling to implemen... by woah on Thursday April 08, 2021 @05:52PM (#26744275)
Apple computers might actually be a good device for that role. Enough variability to cover most pricepoints, high quality build, consistent components.
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Re:Ask HN: Why is the Linux community struggling to implemen... by barkingcat on Thursday April 08, 2021 @05:55PM (#26744312)
Good luck trying to get specs out of Apple.

Apple computers are some of the worst documented computers out there. Also, niche components, one-off chips, secret registers and unidentifiable chips on the logic board, the T2 chip alone is a nightmare for linux (and the T2 is on every Apple laptop since 2018). The M1 isn't even minimally documented yet, and reverse engineering it will probably take a decade.

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