I use it because Apple is the only manufacturer that understands that laptops need great displays, keyboards, and trackpads. Most other laptop manufacturers fail in one or all of those categories. The new Framework 13 may be an exception to this, but as someone that bought the 16, that was hot garbage. So I gave it up for a Macbook.

With Asahi, I have a rock-solid Linux experience on a laptop with good build quality.

Because millions own macbooks and if they support then it can save at least some from obsilescense and e-waste.

Lots of people that aren't me are going to make the choice to purchase Apple hardware. Some of that hardware will eventually be sold, donated or gifted with many years of use left. Thanks to projects like Ashai, recipients of the second hand hardware can spend those years on Linux instead on Apple software.

I would much rather the original purchasers buy open hardware but until that becomes their priority there will continue to be an endless stream of proprietary hardware ending up in the hands of people who had no input on the purchase decision.

the apple chip has some really powerful properties for graphic processing and runninh local models for a laptop chip, the enemy want to keep it closed and theirs