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Microsoft themselves said the majority of VMs on Azure run Linux, not Windows. About the ability to recompile, if you can't build ARM software what's the point
by Kipters 5y ago
Microsoft themselves said the majority of VMs on Azure run Linux, not Windows.
About the ability to recompile, if you can't build ARM software what's the point of using ARM instances? You don't need cross-architecture compatibility like you need it on the desktop version, which is what consumer complain about when talking about Windows on ARM
- acdha 5y agoThe point is that it doesn’t matter if you could see a 20% price performance boost if your code doesn’t run on that architecture. If you’re using software which hasn’t been compiled for ARM, you’re not asking your cloud provider for that architecture and they’re not seeing the volume needed to profitably offer it. I think AWS has successfully been pushing this because they know they’ll see that initial volume from people seeking savings on their own managed services and things like Lambda which are easy to switch, and that will fuel interest in switching other services which require more work.