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Re:Linux Touchpad Like MacBook Update: Touchpad Gestures Now... by artursapek on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @03:16PM (#29556934)
> after decades we're still fighting for 2% of the marketshare

I was using desktop linux for several years and recently switched back to a Mac because of the massive hardware improvements Apple made with its M1 chip.

As much as I loved Linux, it's no longer just a software UX thing. The battery life and speed of the new Macs beats any Linux machine I could have bought for a comparable price.

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Re:Linux Touchpad Like MacBook Update: Touchpad Gestures Now... by GekkePrutser on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @12:09AM (#29562337)
This is only a temporary thing though. Linux will be made to work on M1 hardware (getting pretty close already) and Intel is already heading in the same direction.
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Re:Linux Touchpad Like MacBook Update: Touchpad Gestures Now... by kaba0 on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @05:41AM (#29564149)
Not trying to take away anything from the amazing Asahi Linux project, but as far as I know it doesn’t include the embedded GPU as of yet — so pretty close may unfortunately be a little bit further away still.
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