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Re:Asahi Linux for M1 Macs Progress October-November 2021 by gigatexal on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @10:52AM (#29567653)
> that's a big if. > The assumption is that Pro market will drive general adoption. > It's a false premise. > Pro market, especially Apple Pro market, it's predictive of exactly nothing.

Hah. It is actually. Apple releases the MacBook Air... what does the PC market do in lock step? Try to copy it. We can thank Apple for insisting on SSDs in the laptop for all our PC laptops having them. When Apple moves industries follow. That won't be like that forever but it is currently.

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Re:Asahi Linux for M1 Macs Progress October-November 2021 by dijit on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @02:17PM (#29570368)
This is true for the good and bad.

Apple removed CD drives and Ethernet ports: everyone does.

Apple removes HDMI, many do.

Apple removes headphone jack from phones: everyone mocks, the follows.

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