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The only reason those Linux laptops exist is because thousands of engineers (mostly volunteers but also commercial vendors like RedHat) improved Linux hardware
by someperson 6y ago
The only reason those Linux laptops exist is because thousands of engineers (mostly volunteers but also commercial vendors like RedHat) improved Linux hardware support to the point commerical system integrators like Dell and System76 could select components well-supported by Linux to make the Linux laptops.
Hypothetically if one-day the performance gap between Apple's chips and the rest of the industry cannot be ignored (contrary to Apple's marketing, it's not there yet) then having Linux well-supported will allow third-party vendors to provide on-going Linux support (because the daunting heavy lifting has been completed by marcan).
- spear 6y agoA very important chunk of those developers who improved Linux hardware support work at Intel, and it shows -- the safest choice for Linux-compatible hardware is Intel (GPU, Ethernet, WiFi, ...). It's very doubtful that Apple is going to do the same.