[webmobdev]

> The new platform has _explicit+ support for running other operating systems.

Technically, you are right, and I should have said "nearly fully locked down", instead of "completely". Not having a locked bootloader gives Apple enough deniability for PR to claim the M1 isn't a locked system, even though it only supports macOS (the only full featured desktop available for it) and is just one step away from becoming like iPhones / iPad.

If you are going to cite the reverse engineering effort of running Linux and *BSD on the M1, remember that they are crippled versions of their full featured desktop versions. And it will remain crippled for a long time - without the hardware reference literature or drivers for other OSes (closed or open source) from Apple, Apple has placed enough technical hurdles to ensure that only macOS will run on it for the for seeable future.

That is why I believe the M1 is as good as a locked down system and gravely compromises our computing freedom.