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> Can someone explain why they would buy a Mac and install linux? Same reason you run Linux on a Dell or Other laptop. Because you prefer Linux. In Apple's cas
by ogre_codes 6y ago
> Can someone explain why they would buy a Mac and install linux?
Same reason you run Linux on a Dell or Other laptop. Because you prefer Linux. In Apple's case, the M1 is particularly appealing right now.
For me personally, this project is mostly interesting as insurance for if/ when Apple ships a version of MacOS I don't care for or stops supporting the M1. That's likely... 10 years out, but you never know.
- heavyset_go 6y agoApple deprecates support for old Macs in new macOS releases after 6 to 7 years. In some cases it's even sooner, like with the Macs that were left behind in the jump from 32-bit to 64-bit Intel processors.
- ogre_codes 6y agoApple has been increasing the length of support for devices over the past 10 years though. Many years they don't drop support for any Macs. That said... it would be fantastic to have Linux as a backup.