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> Can you run word on an Xbox? You could if Microsoft ported it to it. The only reason Word runs on ~handheld computers~ phones is because Microsoft ported it
by jsjohnst 5y ago
> Can you run word on an Xbox?
You could if Microsoft ported it to it. The only reason Word runs on ~handheld computers~ phones is because Microsoft ported it to it.
- gjsman-1000 5y agoNot even ported to it. An Xbox is a nonstandard PC - it runs the NT Kernel, with Windows Drivers, on a custom AMD Zen processor, it's just got hardware root of trust, a different frontend, and software signature enforcement. That's about it.
- jsjohnst 5y ago> Not even ported to it. To my knowledge, Word on Windows still depends on Win32, which Xbox doesn’t have. iOS and MacOS both use the mach kernel, on similar processors (at least in the current gen hw). Would you not say it’s validly “porting” if you were to take a MacOS app like say Word and alter it to run on iOS?