BBC News - CES 2011: Microsoft shows Windows running on Arm chips

[Jay Vaughan]

> With that emulation, do you mean Soft PC? That was bought by Microsoft. 
> :) (Presumably to run Intel-based Windows software on the Xbox 360.)
> 

It would be beautiful if the ARM cores were able to emulate, at least, a moderately decent x86 .. I'm sure it won't be long until its right proper feasible.


> I'm not so sure that the fat binary makes sense in terms of the business 
> model that Microsoft have in mind for the future, cloud-based and such.
> 

I won't argue if binaries are relevant in the cloud-sphere, since the virtualization angle is an infinitely spinning wheel with lots of oily footed hamsters within .. 

> True. Although I don't mind running an Intel chip now. When I bought my 
> previous system, AMD was the best choice, but the Core i7 is pretty nice 
> for gaming.


I only use really older-generation Intel and PPC cpu's at work, I wish we'd pushed ARM a little further, its got a lot more going for it, but we can't get too carried away, and plus there are tons of good reasons to stick with PowerPC in our industrial realm, alas .. 

At home, I just love sitting in front of my 6-core AMD box so much, it has loads of ram (16g), and it was cheap ..  My aging Macbook has some dodgy Intel thingy in it, but I don't think its as nice as your i7 .. and for some reason, on OSX, I don't care too much what the processor is .. 

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Jay Vaughan