3 ms·
Windows on non-x86 would need to have emulation similar to Rosetta 2 to be viable, IMO. Over the past couple decades, we've had both Windows on IA64 and Windows
by gsnedders 6y ago
Windows on non-x86 would need to have emulation similar to Rosetta 2 to be viable, IMO. Over the past couple decades, we've had both Windows on IA64 and Windows on ARM releases, but they've never had much compatibility with existing software.
- hvidgaard 6y agoI'm not talking about a pure non-x86, but a hybrid chip that expose a legacy x86-64 ISA and a new and improved ISA for the future without all the baggage. Windows will have to target the new, and allow applications to use move to the new ISA at their own pace. With time they can make "Rosetta 2" style emulation with compilation to remove the old ISA all together. That said I seriously doubt that the ISA in and of itself is the reason the chips are slower. After all, underneath is a state of the art architecture. Until I see a independent true cross platform benchmark in e.g. in dotnet be significantly faster and more efficient, I remain skeptical of such incredible claims.