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Unlike an apple silicon mac, you are more than capable of installing a linux OS on your PC hardware, so this article is not exactly correct

acdha 3y ago
Apple Silicon Macs can run Linux, too: Apple designed the boot code signing process to support custom operating systems without access to private data on macOS. https://asahilinux.org/ https://asahilinux.org/
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 3y ago
  > Asahi Linux is work in progress. Many hardware components are not yet supported! https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Feature-Support https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Feature-Support
  - acdha 3y ago
    Kind of like how if you run Linux on a PC you have to worry about driver support? Yes. Not being perfect doesn’t mean it isn’t usable.
    - 2OEH8eoCRo0 3y ago
      I don't worry about driver support. Everything on my system works out of the box and NVIDIA drivers can be installed with one-click from GNOME Software.
jmisavage 3y ago
You can install Asahi Linux on any of the M1/2 Macs. And even if Microsoft and Apple stop giving updates you can still run the machine with the last OS. I’ve been running a 2012 Mac mini just fine and it hasn’t seen updates in a while.
opan 3y ago
The article addresses this. >But let’s be honest, while some users will certainly see Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, or Debian as a viable alternative (or upgrade) to Windows, most personal and business users aren’t going to go that route. Yeah, you and me could save one of these machines from being e-waste, but most people won't bother. The headline is a bit questionable, but that's more common than not. I had a similar initial reaction to you (minus the Apple Silicon bit, I have high hopes for Asahi), but upon seeing the website url I was pretty sure they'd mention GNU/Linux somewhere in there.
lotsofpizza 3y ago
The article does discuss the alternative of installing Linux. The reason it's not a good alternative is that businesses are unlikely to run Linux for day-to-day operations. While Linux may be a common topic of discussion in this online community, the majority of people affected by the increased Windows system requirements may not be familiar with Linux. I can also predict that by the time Apple decides to remove 1st generation silicon Macs from their OS support, there will likely be a Linux distribution that can run natively, such as Asahi. However, businesses using M1 Macs are unlikely to opt for Linux as an alternative; they will likely opt to purchase new computers instead.

acdha 3y ago

Apple Silicon Macs can run Linux, too: Apple designed the boot code signing process to support custom operating systems without access to private data on macOS. https://asahilinux.org/ https://asahilinux.org/

2OEH8eoCRo0 3y ago
> Asahi Linux is work in progress. Many hardware components are not yet supported! https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Feature-Support https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Feature-Support
- acdha 3y ago
  Kind of like how if you run Linux on a PC you have to worry about driver support? Yes. Not being perfect doesn’t mean it isn’t usable.
  - 2OEH8eoCRo0 3y ago
    I don't worry about driver support. Everything on my system works out of the box and NVIDIA drivers can be installed with one-click from GNOME Software.

jmisavage 3y ago

You can install Asahi Linux on any of the M1/2 Macs. And even if Microsoft and Apple stop giving updates you can still run the machine with the last OS. I’ve been running a 2012 Mac mini just fine and it hasn’t seen updates in a while.

opan 3y ago

The article addresses this. >But let’s be honest, while some users will certainly see Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, or Debian as a viable alternative (or upgrade) to Windows, most personal and business users aren’t going to go that route. Yeah, you and me could save one of these machines from being e-waste, but most people won't bother. The headline is a bit questionable, but that's more common than not. I had a similar initial reaction to you (minus the Apple Silicon bit, I have high hopes for Asahi), but upon seeing the website url I was pretty sure they'd mention GNU/Linux somewhere in there.

lotsofpizza 3y ago

The article does discuss the alternative of installing Linux. The reason it's not a good alternative is that businesses are unlikely to run Linux for day-to-day operations. While Linux may be a common topic of discussion in this online community, the majority of people affected by the increased Windows system requirements may not be familiar with Linux. I can also predict that by the time Apple decides to remove 1st generation silicon Macs from their OS support, there will likely be a Linux distribution that can run natively, such as Asahi. However, businesses using M1 Macs are unlikely to opt for Linux as an alternative; they will likely opt to purchase new computers instead.