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Parallels Desktop is able to run Windows on an M1.

I work on Electron apps and I've been happy with how it works.

Why not use that?




Why does Asahi Linux exist when you can just virtualize it? Same answer: better performance, avoiding Apple, an interesting challenge, a learning opportunity, the cool factor, and many more reasons.


Have you actually tried running Windows using Parallels on an M1? I have, and it's hardly worth the effort.

As for Electron apps - huh? Are you actually suggesting that you can just use Electron apps to accomplish what the OP has set out to accomplish?


> Have you actually tried running Windows using Parallels on an M1? I have, and it's hardly worth the effort.

Yes, I have. It works very well, what's the problem making it hardly worth the effort?

What I mean is that I develop Electron apps on an M1 Mac, and I use Parallels to spin up Windows so I can test the apps on Windows too.

Not the latter of what you suggested.




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