Why does ARM on Windows 10 matter? What does it mean for a phone running Windows 10? Let's break down Microsoft's latest announcement to identify its implications.
Microsoft's announcement of Windows 10 on ARM is a momentous occasion. Companies like Apple have been rumored since 2012 to be working on bringing macOS to ARM. Even just weeks before the MacBook Pro refresh rumors were swirling that Apple's new laptops were ARM based. Yet it is Microsoft who is the first to do it for real (and not just for a Touch Bar).
To be clear, Windows 10 on ARM is about PCs and not phones. Nonetheless, the prospect that these two systems will come together is feasible. Here is how a Surface "phone" could happen, but first some background on why ARM even matters.
Full story from the WindowsCentral blog...
Microsoft's announcement of Windows 10 on ARM is a momentous occasion. Companies like Apple have been rumored since 2012 to be working on bringing macOS to ARM. Even just weeks before the MacBook Pro refresh rumors were swirling that Apple's new laptops were ARM based. Yet it is Microsoft who is the first to do it for real (and not just for a Touch Bar).
To be clear, Windows 10 on ARM is about PCs and not phones. Nonetheless, the prospect that these two systems will come together is feasible. Here is how a Surface "phone" could happen, but first some background on why ARM even matters.
Full story from the WindowsCentral blog...
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