Right now, Apple makes arguably the best laptop hardware on the market thanks to its chipset.
Why should you be forced to choose between non-free software and subpar hardware?
Why not liberate the hardware?
Why should you be forced to choose between non-free software and subpar hardware?
Why not liberate the hardware?
I think there are plenty of "good enough" laptops that run Linux just fine, so I'd rather use those than have the relatively "best" hardware, but have to fight it to run the software I want, deal with any incompatibilities, and fear that it might break at any point. Standard Linux on supported hardware has plenty of issues; I can't imagine what the experience is like on completely opaque hardware, as much progress as the Asahi team has made. It's like a reverse Hackintosh project, which has always been a painful experience.