Microsoft wants Windows 10 to be on all its supported platforms and so far it indeed has, from desktops to 2-in-1 tablets to Xbox to even mixed reality. But there is one place where Windows 10 continues to flounder: mobile. While the nascent Windows 10 on ARM, technically “on Qualcomm Snapdragon” really, aims to at least make Microsoft’s case on a new, and so far niche, class of devices. But it seems that Windows 10 on ARM’s published and now retracted limitations seems to paint a picture that is only a bit better compared to Windows RT but still more of the same. That is, a version of Windows 10 that might serve nobody in the end.
Why ARM?
Windows has always been a predominantly x86 affair. While it has, in various incarnations, flirted with ARM and even embedded platforms, it has its bread and butter machines ran on x86 and later x64 processors from Intel and AMD. But in a world where mobile devices and embedded devices are overtaking traditional desktops and laptops, Windows is starting to lose out.
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