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Linux support is coming to Snapdragon X2 series

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  1. wslh · · focus · HN ↗
    Funny how Qualcomm is juggling three OSes to sell these chips while Apple just stuck a phone chip in the Neo and called it a day. Controlling the chip, the OS, and the actual computer is a huge advantage. Apple is more than one study case on competitive analysis.
    1. MrDrMcCoy · · focus · HN ↗
      All they have to do is support Windows and get their stuff upstreamed in the Linux kernel, no need for specific distro support. I'll never understand why SoC manufactures insist on bespoke kernel/distro pairings.
      1. aidenn0 · · focus · HN ↗
        > I'll never understand why SoC manufactures insist on bespoke kernel/distro pairings.

        Because getting your stuff upstreamed in Linux is more work than releasing a custom kernel.

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