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I think the bigger issue is legacy software on Windows. It is Windows biggest moat and also their biggest albatross. So many companies and individuals rely on a

I think the bigger issue is legacy software on Windows. It is Windows biggest moat and also their biggest albatross. So many companies and individuals rely on a specific piece of software that will never be ported to ARM. Microsoft can’t force the conversion. Developers have no incentive to support both until there is a critical mass of users and there will never be a critical mass of users unless ARM is 3x better than whatever Intel / AMD can deliver. On mobile it got close for a moment in terms of efficiency and then Intel and AMD immediately closed the gap. No incentive for users to switch.

kevin_thibedeau 2y ago
They really should do a clean slate OS where native apps are all C# and legacy stuff is run in a VM. An ARM Xbox would also help develop a gaming ecosystem without the massive legacy concerns.
- etempleton 2y ago
  But then they lose their moat. Why not Linux then? Why not Mac OS?
- Lammy 2y ago
  Relevant: Singularity/Midori (2003–2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singularity_(operating_system) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singularity_(operating_system) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midori_(operating_system) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midori_(operating_system) https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/osr2007_rethinkingsoftwarestack.pdf https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/wp-content/uploads/... https://web.archive.org/web/20090112172352/http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/news/features/singularity.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20090112172352/http://research.m... https://read.seas.harvard.edu/~kohler/class/cs261-f11/singularity.html https://read.seas.harvard.edu/~kohler/class/cs261-f11/singul... https://web.archive.org/web/20180228191626/https://archive.codeplex.com/?p=singularity https://web.archive.org/web/20180228191626/https://archive.c...

kevin_thibedeau 2y ago

They really should do a clean slate OS where native apps are all C# and legacy stuff is run in a VM. An ARM Xbox would also help develop a gaming ecosystem without the massive legacy concerns.

etempleton 2y ago
But then they lose their moat. Why not Linux then? Why not Mac OS?
Lammy 2y ago
Relevant: Singularity/Midori (2003–2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singularity_(operating_system) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singularity_(operating_system) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midori_(operating_system) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midori_(operating_system) https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/osr2007_rethinkingsoftwarestack.pdf https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/wp-content/uploads/... https://web.archive.org/web/20090112172352/http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/news/features/singularity.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20090112172352/http://research.m... https://read.seas.harvard.edu/~kohler/class/cs261-f11/singularity.html https://read.seas.harvard.edu/~kohler/class/cs261-f11/singul... https://web.archive.org/web/20180228191626/https://archive.codeplex.com/?p=singularity https://web.archive.org/web/20180228191626/https://archive.c...