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minus-squaresem@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 hours agoSomething I’m still curious about: can these new ARM Apple devices run arbitrary software? Or do you have to install things via the App Store only? Could Apple someday decide that you’re not allowed to install whatever software you want and only install their approved software?
minus-squarebrainwashed@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-28 hours agoIt runs macOS so you can install any stuff that you want. With asahi Linux showing you can also install other operating systems. I think a retrograde lockdown might be possible, but it’s unlikely.
Something I’m still curious about: can these new ARM Apple devices run arbitrary software? Or do you have to install things via the App Store only?
Could Apple someday decide that you’re not allowed to install whatever software you want and only install their approved software?
It runs macOS so you can install any stuff that you want. With asahi Linux showing you can also install other operating systems. I think a retrograde lockdown might be possible, but it’s unlikely.