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0 pointspbmonster22d ago0 comments

> my understanding is that Asahi has issues with: * USB-C Displays * Thunderbolt / USB4 * Touch ID

Valid. USB-C displays are on the horizon, the rest will take significant time (and might never materialize, it's difficult to reverse engineer).

> Because I don't like MacOS

Then spending thousands on modern MacBook will be a subpar experience, no matter how you do it. But yes, Linux will run OK inside a VM on a MacBook.

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kwanbix21d ago

I know. I wish Apple for once did the nice gesture and provide documentation.

Whoever is happy with MacOS, uses MacOS, whoever is happy with Linux (or BSD) uses Linux.

I guess a great deal of devs/techies would migrate to Macbooks.

I don't know if it is corporate greediness or corporate stupidity.

pbmonsterOP21d ago

It's the greed. Apple only makes around 8% of revenue through hardware sales of all Macs combined. "Services" (App Store, iCloud, Music, TV+, ect.) make more than 3x more revenue. Then, profit margin on services is again 3x higher than on Mac hardware. So they really want all Mac users also use Services.

If your proposed change increases Mac sales by 1%, but only 0.1% of users install Asahi, they lose money.

I'm still watching out for Asahi progress, amazing project. USB-C displays and the M3 will come (and I don't care to much for the rest), that makes a refurbished macbook air an attractive proposition.

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