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Do we know that Boot Camp isn’t supported by Big Sur? Or is it just that one can’t run an x86 OS on an ARM architecture? In other words - will I still be able t

Do we know that Boot Camp isn’t supported by Big Sur? Or is it just that one can’t run an x86 OS on an ARM architecture? In other words - will I still be able to dual-boot into something like ARM-flavored Linux?

leecb 6y ago
one can’t run an x86 OS on an ARM architecture This is the limitation. There is an ARM version of Windows, but the comments from Microsoft don't sound terribly promising: “Microsoft only licenses Windows 10 on ARM to OEMs. We have nothing further to share at this time.” [1] And Apple has more firmly stated that this won't be an option: “We’re not direct booting an alternate operating system,” says Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering. “Purely virtualization is the route. These hypervisors can be very efficient, so the need to direct boot shouldn’t really be the concern.” [1] 1: https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/24/21302213/apple-silicon-mac-arm-windows-support-boot-camp?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/24/21302213/apple-silicon-ma...
- gumby 6y ago
  And the iPhone didn’t permit native third part apps when launched. Not because they weren’t ready to announce it yet but because at launch time they figured web apps would be enough. I have no idea what plans they might have but I would be surprised if you couldn’t install some ARM Linux distros on their laptops sometime next year.
yborg 6y ago
Boot Camp support will remain for Intel machines. Current understanding is that ARM machines will have no Boot Camp capability at all.
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