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Re:Asahi Linux for M1 Macs Progress October-November 2021 by wronglebowski on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @08:01AM (#29565346)
I do wonder what Apple will do if this gets any sort of traction. I fear they only allow disabling of secure boot/other OS installs due to fear of regulation. Apple wants you running their OS and in their walled garden.
Re:Asahi Linux for M1 Macs Progress October-November 2021 by dilap on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @08:16AM (#29565470)
I don't know, when they were on Intel they went out of their way to support dual-booting with Windows.

Maybe if 20XX really does become year the "year of desktop on linux" they'll start to get worried? But for now it seems like an easy calculation that it only benefits Apple to allow easy dual-booting to Linux -- it makes their hardware more appealing to the hard-core geek crowd (w/ disproprtionate mind-share and knock-on effects), while still having essentially zero chance of Linux cannibalizing your every-day user market.

Re:Asahi Linux for M1 Macs Progress October-November 2021 by eptcyka on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @08:16AM (#29565472)
Apple is at no risk of having Linux stealing their users away. Unless someone makes a business of reselling Macbooks with linux being preinstalled and in some magical way that business becomes immensely successful.
Re:Asahi Linux for M1 Macs Progress October-November 2021 by maratc on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @08:18AM (#29565489)
In which case this will generate even more demand for Macbooks, which shouldn't be an issue for Apple.
Re:Asahi Linux for M1 Macs Progress October-November 2021 by favorited on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @06:38PM (#29572962)
Apple explicitly enabled support for this: https://mobile.twitter.com/marcan42/status/13331260180689551...
Re:Asahi Linux for M1 Macs Progress October-November 2021 by sys_64738 on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @09:19AM (#29566255)
Nothing. Most Mac users are not buying from Apple to run vendor unsupported OSs. It really doesn't matter to corporate Apple what is going on other than to make sure technical documentation isn't leaked.