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Is Microsoft going to be able to recreate the Apple M1 success on ARM?

2 points by thomgo ↗ HN
Do you think Microsoft will find a way to recreate Apple's M1 success? They previously launched an ARM Surface, but that didn't really pan out. Will everyone be left in the dust by Apple?

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PaulHoule
I think there's nothing wrong with running Windows on ARM, but the problem is that Apple's ARM chips are capable of desktop-grade performance and other ARM chips aren't.

If PC vendors like Dell and HP can get better-performing ARM chips then you can run Windows or Linux on them. Until those chips are available, desktop/laptop ARM is going to be a disappointment -- because of the hardware, not the software.

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tobylane
Microsoft's previous attempt was just software. Apple spent 15 years designing their own SOCs, bought several companies in the process, including a fabless fab. Apple has always been in hardware, they are the A in ARM (not that it's an acronym).

Yes, but they must either build+buy it in 10 years or buy+build someone else nearly there and hope to get it done in 5.