But Qualcomm should allow users to run accelerated aarch64 VMs on a Snapdragon Elite (just like users can on Asahi Linux).
> I think that for many use-cases containers already replaced VMs even for developers.
If you're happy with running containers then you'll be fine. However, many developers like VMs for the extra isolation they bring and other features like running a full Linux distribution. Example: You may want to run Ubuntu on your Snapdragon Elite system but also want to run a full aarch64 NixOS within a VM.