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Do you think it will be possible to run GNU/Linux operating systems on Microsoft's brand new "Copilot+ PCs"? The latter ones were unveiled just yesterday, and honestly, the sales pitch is quite impressive! A Verge article on them: Link

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[โ€“] OrnateLuna@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I really don't see why all the companies would lock down the bios so you couldn't install a new os. Also seems like Qualcomm is supporting linux, although probably will take a year for it to be properly supported.

[โ€“] yukijoou@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 months ago

Qualcomm have said they'll be supporting Linux, and seem to be even trying to get distros like Ubuntu on board to make easy installers. They seem pretty comited to it, and their hardware partners like Lenovo seem on-board too, so I'm hopeful!