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    takemehomegrandma
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    minator wrote:

    In other news Windows 10 will run on ARM, complete with x86 emulator. ARM is heading back to the desktop!


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    Intuition wrote:
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    Intuition wrote:

    Snapdragon 835

    http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1spgd0k


    Apparently Microsoft themselves designed the hardware x86 emulator inside the 835.

    http://www.pcworld.com/article/3148191/windows/microsoft-qualcomm-deal-finally-puts-windows-10-and-win32-apps-on-arm-devices.html


    "Why this matters: Though the PC may be in decline, two growth segments have been low-cost (priced between $200 and $300) and two-in-one laptops."

    "Microsoft said Thursday morning that it's partnered with Qualcomm to enable new, low-cost PCs. These are intended to replace Windows tablets built around Intel’s Atom, a chip the company's essentially discontinued."

    IMHO, Microsoft is really showing persistence with their ARM ambitions! :-) It didn't play out well the last time, now they are back with a new strategy. Who knows, maybe x86 emulation may just be the stepping stone the doctor ordered, on the way to "native". It has worked before, for others. ;-)

    It's already looking very much usable (https://youtu.be/A_GlGglbu1U) although it's obviously not the speed they are aiming at, since the CPU's are simply not here for about another year.

    Microsoft's persistence and ambitions (and their x86 emulator of course) may very well inspire a broader range of ARM CPU manufacturers to develop chips more suitable for PC's and laptops than "just" cellphones etc? Apple's designs is for sure a source of inspiration, and 10nm will of course play its part!

    ARM for the future?

    ;-)
    MorphOS is Amiga done right! :-)
    MorphOS NG will be AROS done right! :-)
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