Sujet : Re: Is Windows-on-ARM On Its Last Legs?
De : ldo (at) *nospam* nz.invalid (Lawrence D'Oliveiro)
Groupes : comp.os.linux.advocacyDate : 27. Jun 2024, 03:14:14
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On Wed, 26 Jun 2024 20:07:33 -0400, Joel wrote:
Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
Why would you expect Intel/AMD CPUs to last much longer?
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Certainly the Windows market is unable to move away from them.
Why? They have Winblows on ARM, apps can be compiled for it or
emulated.
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But Microsoft cannot offer a compelling value proposition for moving to
such machines.
Sure they can, it's efficient ...
Only when running ARM-native code. Otherwise the x86 emulator drags
performance down. And that still applies to the vast majority of Windows
apps.