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Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Mar 2025 21:09:22 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
> 
>> The reality here is that Microsoft should have had a compatibility
>> layer for most of the software ready on day one, much like Apple did.
> 
> They already do, but it’s not enough. ARM chips are supposed to offer some 
> kind of energy-saving advantage, but you don’t get that through a 
> compatibility layer.
> 
>> Say what you will about Apple, but they provided users a decent bridge
>> from 9.2.2 to X, from IBM to Intel and from x86-64 to ARM.
> 
> Somehow they managed to sell those transitions to their user and developer 
> base as steps forward. 

They made it as easy and transparent as possible. Plus were laser focused
on delivering a rapid transition. 

Rosetta 2 is so efficient that x86-64 mac binaries run faster on Arm macs
than natively on the previous generation. 

> Microsoft has failed to do the same.

They engineered it poorly and are unwilling to unshackle themselves from
intel.