>Different ARM chips aren't "somewhat compatible" anymore than Intel/AMD x86 chips. It's a standard instruction set. Can you create a single build for all ARM

>Different ARM chips aren't "somewhat compatible" anymore than Intel/AMD x86 chips. It's a standard instruction set. Can you create a single build for all ARM chips for the same OS? If not, its all the same. At work we're using binaries built for XP that work without modification on W10. No doubt, its a testament to the massive backwards compat. effort by MS, but also from Intel. This is a massive, massive benefit to actual customers who just want to keep running software that they purchased/developed/commissioned on the replacement hardware when their current hardware fails. ARM/M1 brings a lot of benefits too, but as always, each person has to decide what they're willing to give up. >The M1 has been out for a month and we already have hundreds/thousands of natively compiled binaries—and Windows and Linux are up and running. Assuming the vendor is still in business, you have to rely on the good faith of the vendor to gift you the new version for free. The OP raises very valid points, I don't know what is 'utter nonsense' about it. It's only tech, not a tribal war :)