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Amazon Web Services to offer macOS on-demand in the cloud, in new appeal to Apple developers

GeekWire

Amazon Web Services will provide software developers with access to macOS on-demand in the cloud for the first time, promising to speed up the process and reduce the cost of making software for Apple’s computers and devices. “Many of our customers had to manage their own fleet of Macs for their build processes.”

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Linux has been ported to run on Apple’s M1 Macs

The Verge

A new Linux port allows Apple’s M1 Macs to run Ubuntu for the first time. While a number of M1 components are shared with Apple’s mobile chips, the non-standard chips made it challenging to create Linux drivers to get Ubuntu running properly. Apple hasn’t designed its M1 Macs with dual-boot or Boot Camp in mind.

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Apple is switching Macs to its own processors starting later this year

The Verge

Apple is officially moving to its own silicon chips for some of its Mac hardware. Calling it a “historic day for the Mac,” Apple CEO Tim Cook detailed the transitions to PowerPC, OS X 10, and a move to Intel chips before unveiling its plans to use Apple’s own ARM-powered silicon in Macs in the future.

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The Linux Migration: Initial Progress Report

Scott Lowe

About 4 years ago, I discussed some changes in the Apple ecosystem that might lead me to move away from OS X. As a result, I’ve stepped up my work on a Linux migration, and I’m happy to report that I’ve made some progress. Linux Distribution. I’ve looked at a fair number of Linux distributions.

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Apple stumbled into a war with the gaming industry, and the future of iOS is at stake

The Verge

Apple’s cloud ban and Fortnite feud have made it gaming’s latest villain Apple has always had a complicated relationship with the game industry, but this month that relationship slid into a bitter and very public legal and regulatory war that could shape the future of iPhone apps. Join the fight to stop 2020 from becoming ‘1984.’”.

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The Linux Migration: Other Users’ Stories, Part 4

Scott Lowe

This post is part of a series of posts sharing other users’ stories about their migration to Linux as their primary desktop OS. As I mentioned in part 1 of the series , there seemed to be quite a bit of pent-up interest in using Linux as your primary desktop OS. Q: Why did you switch to Linux? is awesome).

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Technology Short Take 158

Scott Lowe

DNS, BGP, hardware-based security, Kubernetes, Linux—they’re all in here. Servers/Hardware. Gabriel Sieben ruminates on the potential dangers of Microsoft Pluton , a new security chip co-developed by Microsoft and AMD. Howard Oakley takes a look at virtualization on Apple silicon Macs. Networking.

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