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> But Apple isn't a dictator and you don't have to stay with them.

Waiting for a hardware competitor that can run standard Linux. Hopefully ex-Apple Nuvia/Oryon delivers at Computex next week.



That could be great.

Is it possible that there could be a standard linux (fanless) tablet?


That's what has been promised for 2024 Aug/Sep shipping devices, including mainline Linux support and Arm SystemReady UEFI booting of any compliant Arm distro, on laptops and/or tablets from Microsoft, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo and more.

Pricing is an open question, but even if the initial devices are "premium" due to post-IPO Arm licensing tax on Qualcomm, competition between multiple PC vendors and Apple will be good for everyone

In a year or two, hopefully that means Framework Arm devices with power and performance >= early Apple Silicon devices.

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Qualcomm-Mainline-Linux-2024


Only when someone releases an ARM-based tablet with Linux support

All of the Intel based offerings are utter crap for battery life.



Still waiting to ship, six months after announcement.


> Waiting for a hardware competitor that can run standard Linux

Microsoft surface is an excellent piece of hardware that can run linux just fine


That bodes well for the forthcoming Surface based on Nuvia/Oryon/Qualcomm.


That will never happen, at least not at a scale that is a sustainable business, hence why after Netbooks, all OEMs went with ChromeOS and Android instead.

Plenty of commercial factors that the community isn't willing to compromise on, hence we only get those products that only kind of work, for tech savy communities.




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