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> I'm sure that everything running on x86 runs or will soon run on ARM. Perhaps a little slower yes, but your average consumer will be unaware of the difference
by zapzupnz 6y ago
> I'm sure that everything running on x86 runs or will soon run on ARM. Perhaps a little slower yes, but your average consumer will be unaware of the difference
Windows-on-ARM already has 32-bit x86 emulation — and it's slow as molasses. Believe me, people do notice the slowdown.
But Microsoft has everything to gain by upping the performance to match what macOS is doing with Rosetta 2, so it's definitely a space to watch closely.
- ogre_codes 6y agoApple's leg-work on the lead up to this migration is really standing out here. By deprecating 32 bit app support over the past ~2 years, Apple only needs to emulate 64 bit x86. For Microsoft, 32 bit support is still more important than 64 bit support, but big chunks of Windows applications want 64 bit support as well. Microsoft has had one foot on both sides of the 32/64 bit divide for years and it's making this migration a lot tougher.