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> "You are probably familiar with the interoperability of x86 platforms." That interoperability exists because Microsoft holds sole control of what the definit
by ThrowawayR2 6y ago
> "You are probably familiar with the interoperability of x86 platforms."
That interoperability exists because Microsoft holds sole control of what the definition of a Windows compatible x86 computer is through its Windows Hardware Compatibility Program: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/compatibility/ https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/com... All free operating systems running on commodity x86 laptops, PCs, and servers ride on the coattails of this platform standardization.
Microsoft does not have an equivalent for ARM, nor do any of the big names in ARM processors/systems want them to, largely because they all dream of being the one holding the same (lucrative) level of control someday themselves.