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Re:Asahi Linux Now Officially Supports Apple M3 Macs – With ... by deanishe on Monday September 07, 2026 @04:09AM (#49595387)
Apple isn't Sony. They make an arm and a leg on their hardware.

When they switched to x86, it didn't take long for them to release Boot Camp, so they could take Windows users' money, too.

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Re:Asahi Linux Now Officially Supports Apple M3 Macs – With ... by esskay on Monday September 07, 2026 @04:46AM (#49595728)
They also make an arm and a leg on services, which is why its not in their interest to make it so you cant use them.
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Re:Asahi Linux Now Officially Supports Apple M3 Macs – With ... by xnickb on Monday September 07, 2026 @04:53AM (#49595795)
It's not like users will just stop using the services. Rather Linux users will start considering MacBook as a potential laptop to buy.

How could that possibly disrupt their Software/Services infra?

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Re:Asahi Linux Now Officially Supports Apple M3 Macs – With ... by esskay on Monday September 07, 2026 @05:14AM (#49595935)
Of course they will. Why would you pay for icloud storage you cant use?
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Re:Asahi Linux Now Officially Supports Apple M3 Macs – With ... by xnickb on Monday September 07, 2026 @05:17AM (#49595969)
That statement is true for the users that both bought and didn't buy a Macbook (with Linux support). The difference is, the one who bought has paid money for the Macbook.

I am not an Apple user. Do you _have_ to pay for iCloud if you buy the laptop? I don't think so.

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Re:Asahi Linux Now Officially Supports Apple M3 Macs – With ... by coldtea on Monday September 07, 2026 @09:28AM (#49598223)
Windows dual boot meant millions of potential switchers, if not for anything else, as a list item to tell them "you could still dual boot".

Asahi-on-Mac would bring in irrelevant numbers for a company of Apple's size.

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Re:Asahi Linux Now Officially Supports Apple M3 Macs – With ... by Melatonic on Monday September 07, 2026 @01:46PM (#49600920)
They could also dual boot windows for Arm. Just like before. Assuming Apple did the boot camp thing again
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