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I already begrudgingly use a phone where I know the carrier can execute arbitrary code accessing system memory, I really don't want that on my laptop too.
I'm really excited about ARM laptops, but only if: * They have laptop-class performance, not tablet class performance * They can have more than 4GB of RAM * You can put reasonable sized standard SATA SSDs in them, or user-replaceable M.2 drives. * You can easily wipe Windows off them and put Linux on it.
None of the modems are going to be supported in Linux because they all use blob drivers and are wholly proprietary.
ARM has no bios or standard boot procedure. Google requires coreboot on Chromebooks, for example, which allows Linux to run on the ARM targets. It is unlikely ARM laptops without Google's strong arm are going to support coreboot.
Qualcomm specifically leaves significant portions of the support code for their SoCs in binary blobs, unable to be used in generic kernels. There is no Linux kernel level support for almost any Qualcomm SoC, and even then they are often some of the better ones. The other "real" options are third parties with ARM's own CPUs on them, which would have ARM's GPUs which have no real device support in Linux (Lima is dead) compared to Qualcomm parts (Freedreno sees updates). Nvidias chips are probably the closest to usable, and Samsung's Exynos are completely unusable and mega-proprietary (you will have a hard time finding even custom Android ROMs for Samsung SoCs).
The ARM ecosystem as a whole is really, really toxic. It is all NIH'd out the butt, there are no standards, everything is proprietary, and nobody contributes upstream. By comparison, x86 is an angelic fantasy.
I'm really excited about ARM laptops, but only if: * They have laptop-class performance, not tablet class performance * They can have more than 4GB of RAM * You can put reasonable sized standard SATA SSDs in them, or user-replaceable M.2 drives. * You can easily wipe Windows off them and put Linux on it.
I'm not sure about the laptop-class performance requirement, you mean for light browsing and office tasks, they should be there already (even with the emulation penalty).
Edit: 8 GB phone announcement: http://bgr.com/2017/01/05/asus-zenfone-ar-release-date/
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Who gives you unlimited data in Canada? I checked with Fido and Freedom pop and they both said they don't offer it.
Freedom will throttle after plan limit, but you can continue using it at the throttled speed indefinitely.
Does anyone else get the cold sweats just thinking about a Windows machine sitting essentially naked on the internet? Sure, Windows has a firewall. I still wouldn't really trust there are no zero days in it. This will make a damn fine Chromebook or Linux machine. Windows? Particularly with Qualcomm writing the unauditable radio stack? (See Google's Project Zero for why that's a bad idea.) No thanks.
Does anyone else get the cold sweats just thinking about a Windows machine sitting essentially naked on the internet? Sure, Windows has a firewall. I still wouldn't really trust there are no zero days in it. This will make a damn fine Chromebook or Linux machine. Windows? Particularly with Qualcomm writing the unauditable radio stack? (See Google's Project Zero for why that's a bad idea.) No thanks.
Every mobile operator puts devices behind nat. There aren't enough IP addresses to go around otherwise.
> With a Snapdragon inside your PC, you'll no longer need Wi-Fi to fetch your latest e-mail and catch up on Twitter. Instead, you'll be able to get online wherever there's cellular connectivity. I'm not buying the optimism, especially not in the US. The cellular data is still horribly limited. In Canada it is even worse. The "unlimited" plan is surging back, but it has automatic throttling at varying points. Oh and s…
"Set as metered connection" under the connection settings.
You can disable telemetry at any point if you want to. The only "unwanted ad" - that everyone constantly complains about, is for onedrive. Guess what - every time I log into my mac, it asks me if I want more icloud storage. So literally the same thing. Ubuntu wasn't much better with their Amazon experience. If you're going to tell me to install Gentoo or Arch on my daily driven laptop we aren't having a rational discussion.
I've NEVER had Windows download a "sponsored app without my consent". What third party app is this you speak of?
> With a Snapdragon inside your PC, you'll no longer need Wi-Fi to fetch your latest e-mail and catch up on Twitter. Instead, you'll be able to get online wherever there's cellular connectivity. I'm not buying the optimism, especially not in the US. The cellular data is still horribly limited. In Canada it is even worse. The "unlimited" plan is surging back, but it has automatic throttling at varying points. Oh and s…
You've been able to limit data usage on Windows 10, if not from the start, shortly thereafter. "Set as metered connection" under the connection settings. You can disable telemetry at any point if you want to. The only "unwanted ad" - that everyone constantly complains about, is for onedrive. Guess what - every time I log into my mac, it asks me if I want more icloud storage. So literally the same thing. Ubuntu wasn't…
Why be so obviously disingenuous? Why make excuses for companies to screw your software?
I switched to Linux a long time ago and every time I'm forced to use a proprietary operating system I get reminded that I made the right decision.
I doubt any serious windows users support adware and privacy violations, only the people who invest in Microsoft.
> With a Snapdragon inside your PC, you'll no longer need Wi-Fi to fetch your latest e-mail and catch up on Twitter. Instead, you'll be able to get online wherever there's cellular connectivity. I'm not buying the optimism, especially not in the US. The cellular data is still horribly limited. In Canada it is even worse. The "unlimited" plan is surging back, but it has automatic throttling at varying points. Oh and s…
You've been able to limit data usage on Windows 10, if not from the start, shortly thereafter. "Set as metered connection" under the connection settings. You can disable telemetry at any point if you want to. The only "unwanted ad" - that everyone constantly complains about, is for onedrive. Guess what - every time I log into my mac, it asks me if I want more icloud storage. So literally the same thing. Ubuntu wasn't…
Spotlight itself is an ad for Edge; if you want more information on the photo, it'll pop up in Edge, not in your default browser.
Windows installed a bunch of sponsored apps / icons when I first installed it. Xbox, Skype, Groove, Money - they may all be owned by MS, but they're still crapware as far as I'm concerned.
> With a Snapdragon inside your PC, you'll no longer need Wi-Fi to fetch your latest e-mail and catch up on Twitter. Instead, you'll be able to get online wherever there's cellular connectivity. I'm not buying the optimism, especially not in the US. The cellular data is still horribly limited. In Canada it is even worse. The "unlimited" plan is surging back, but it has automatic throttling at varying points. Oh and s…
You've been able to limit data usage on Windows 10, if not from the start, shortly thereafter. "Set as metered connection" under the connection settings. You can disable telemetry at any point if you want to. The only "unwanted ad" - that everyone constantly complains about, is for onedrive. Guess what - every time I log into my mac, it asks me if I want more icloud storage. So literally the same thing. Ubuntu wasn't…
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