Follow-up: Now I am afraid the victory of Asahi running Linux on Apple Silicon systems is only superficial. Apple still has a tight grip on how hardware is ran on a level lower than Linux.
If I am wrong, please point out. I would be happy.
People have been worrying about Apple locking stuff out for decades - and they haven't. And why would they? What do they gain by restricting access to the hardware? It just doesn't make sense. People love to ascribe all sorts of motives to them that are, quite frankly, utterly ridiculous. They aren't perfect - no one company is - but they certainly are one of the better choices given where things are going in general.
If I am wrong, please point out. I would be happy.