We should learn more about Qualcomm's high-end Arm chip later this month.
  • Defaced@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Whoever can make a compatibility layer that successfully translates x86/64 to arm and vice versa and make it widely available will be a major player in the market. Valve has already somewhat done something similar with proton and Apple with Rosetta 2.

      • Troy@lemmy.caEnglish
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        9 months ago

        Gord forbid those binaries want to do any actual work though…

          • Troy@lemmy.caEnglish
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            9 months ago

            Windows on ARM will run x86 binaries. But if these binaries require any real processing power, they choke or run really really slowly.

            • IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              9 months ago

              I guess it depends on how you define “real processing power”. I run Windows on Arm on my Mac Studio through Parallels. I installed Steam and played Civ 4 and it’s great. Sure, it’s an old game but it runs smoothly.