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by haxxorfreak 2192 days ago
I'm optimistic and while the constant references to ARM as "Apple Silicon" make it sounds proprietary I see it as an example of Apple following Jobs' goal of "skating to where the puck will be".

Microsoft is toying with the same transition with Windows 10 ARM builds and the Surface Pro X, and the news yesterday about an ARM-based supercomputer taking the TOP500 crown are all signs that ARM is the future. It will take years but I foresee most "general computing" devices making the transition in the future.
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proninyaroslav 2192 days ago
Can you install something other than Windows 10 on Surface Pro X? I think not. There may be hackers who can crack these things, but this is not an ideal solution. There will also be problems with the drivers, I'm sure of that. Mac is waiting for the same fate.
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013a 2192 days ago
You can install Linux on an SPX [1]

It sucks, but that's less on Microsoft and more on a combination of Linux having bad AArch64 support, and Linux having bad tablet support.

[1] https://twitter.com/Sonicadvance1/status/1192289419572563968

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