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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Report: Arm cancelling contract with Qualcomm
Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2024 20:36:38 -0000 (UTC)
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On Sat, 26 Oct 2024 10:43:34 -0400, Joel wrote:

> Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
> 
>>>>> Nothing in the document you linked to says it can't run on Apple
>>>>> metal, just implying that it isn't supported by M$.
>>>>
>>>> I assume Microsoft “supports” those techniques because they are the
>>>> only ones that offer anything approaching a quality user experience.
>>>>
>>>> Obviously trying to run Windows-on-ARM on bare Apple metal does not.
>>> 
>>> It's not obvious.
>>
>>You think Microsoft would forego an opportunity to tout the richness of
>>its Windows user experience?
> 
> They haven't done testing of Win11 on the new Macs, that doesn't mean it
> wouldn't work.

This is Microsoft. There is stuff they *did* test that doesn’t work.

>>> The only obvious thing is that they don't want to tell you it's OK,
>>> to do it.
>>
>> Because they know that only disappointment lies in that direction.
> 
> How do you know?

Because Windows is a complex piece of software. And Microsoft is a profit-
driven company.