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Since Microsoft also wants x86 apps to work on their Qualcomm powered Windows laptops, can this project help Microsoft in some way?
No, not that much. The emulation of the syscalls are specific to Linux, so none of that is usable on Windows. They could reuse the emulator, but it seems likely they would write their own from scratch so they can keep everything closed source. Obligatory: fuck Microsoft.
A happy fuck Microsoft to you as well 🎩
Hey, can I join in!
Fuck you Microsoft
They will likely write their own emulator, but don't forget about WSL. You can already run WINE on Windows, I wouldn't be surprised if you could also run FEX+WINE on Windows for ARM.
I'm not that familiar with WSL, can it interface with libraries like DirectX or Vulkan?
Me neither. I only (have to) use Windows at work, all my own PCs have been running Linux for decades...
I do know however, that WSL emulates most (but not all) Linux syscalls, so you can ran (nearly) all Linux programs on Windows - including WINE. There is also a driver in Mesa so that you can render 3D graphics from within WSL on any DX12 graphics card.