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Interesting tweet from Hector Martin, who is leading the Linux port:

>Chances are our kernel will Just work on M1 Ultra with just device tree changes, might not even need any m1n1 changes.

https://twitter.com/marcan42/status/1501271229763706882

Good. None of these releases matter to me if all those machines can run is Mac OS. I'm not a Linux freak, but I like machines that last a long time. Long term support is the weak spot of any proprietary design. Given the incredible hardware capabilities of these new boxes, the 5 or 6 years official expected official lifecycle is waaay too short.

Latest MacOS is supported by Mac Pro from 9 years ago, that's pretty good. Macbook Pro from 7 years ago. These M1 machines are the new baseline, I wouldn't be surprised if they're supported a decade from now, it's not like MacOS is going to need 10x the CPU/RAM to run in 2032 knock on wood

https://www.apple.com/macos/monterey/ (have to scroll all the way down for supported devices)

But chrome will

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