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2024 could be the year the PC finally dumps x86 for Arm, all thanks to Windows 12 and Qualcomm's new chip (www.pcgamer.com)
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2024 could be the year the PC finally dumps x86 for Arm, all thanks to Windows 12 and Qualcomm's new chip::We've already reported on Qualcomm's new 12-core Arm uberchip, the Snapdragon X Elite, and its claims of x86-beating performance and efficiency. But it takes two to tango when it comes a maj

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[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Exactly.

This quote reveals the lack of understanding about how MS works:

Thus far, there's little doubt that Microsoft's efforts with Windows on Arm have been half hearted.

Half-hearted? I bet MS research developed a plan for ARM before the public knew ARM existed. They have a massive research department.

They don't need to support ARM until it's well-established at a performance point that can supplant x86 even under emulation. Their major clients are business, and frankly laptop battery life is more than good enough for business users today (I can run almost all day on battery, and I do a lot of file management with a 3 year old, midrange business laptop).

Now what's compelling for big business is power consumption in data centers or even office buildings. But those systems aren't running Windows directly on iron - it's all virtualized. So even there I'm not sure ARM competes yet. Maybe for desktops in the office, call centers, etc. But those already use Mini PCs.

Gonna be interesting to see how it all works out. Will we really see dramatically better battery life on a Windows ARM laptop? Will this also be the return of Windows Phone/Tablet (does this change the tablet definition if it can run Windows/Linux?)