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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Report: Arm cancelling contract with Qualcomm
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 22:30:01 -0000 (UTC)
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On Fri, 25 Oct 2024 05:48:18 -0400, Joel wrote:

> Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>
>>Windows-on-ARM runs only on Qualcomm chips, and that would certainly be
>>in peril.
> 
> You do realize that Windows ARM can run on a Mac?

Of course I had to look that up
<https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/options-for-using-windows-11-with-mac-computers-with-apple-m1-m2-and-m3-chips-cd15fd62-9b34-4b78-b0bc-121baa3c568c>:

    Windows 11 runs best on a PC designed for Windows. When such an
    option isn't available, here are two different ways to use Windows
    with Mac.

The first method is “streaming” Windows 11 to a Mac running macOS.

The second method involves running Windows 11 virtually, under
Parallels Desktop, again under macOS. Even then, lots of things won’t
work properly:

    The Arm version of Windows 11 has limitations that can impact your
    ability to use various types of hardware, games, and apps,
    including those that rely on DirectX 12, a suite of multimedia
    technologies frequently used in Windows games and other apps.

Neither one gets rid of the need for macOS. Neither one allows running
Windows 11 on bare ARM metal.

In other words, neither one offers the capabilities of Asahi Linux.