XPost: comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy   
   From: crude@sausa.ge   
      
   On Sun, 22 Feb 2026 06:50:57 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
      
   > I keep wondering how well those Windows-on-ARM devices are really doing.   
   > Compatibility with the vast majority of existing x86-Windows apps still   
   > seems abysmal. I suspect that the popularity of the ARM-based machines   
   > is directly down to the fact that most work by ordinary users is being   
   > done in the cloud nowadays, and you don’t need much more than a decent   
   > browser (which is a given these days) to manage that.   
   >   
   > In other words, nobody cares about most of those existing x86-Windows   
   > apps.   
   >   
   > This site , as of this writing,   
   > only counts 823 ARM-native Windows apps, with a pathetic average rating   
   > of 1.0/5.0. The total traffic numbers don’t look like much; if that’s a   
   > reflection of actual customer interest in the platform, then it’s doing   
   > pretty badly, is all I can say.   
      
   Just like everything else Microsoft has created in response to an Apple   
   product, it's half-assed. The company is lucky that Windows is still the   
   de facto platform for gaming because if it weren't, there would be no   
   reason whatsoever to run the operating system. In every way, the Mac is a   
   better platform for the typical user whereas a PC with Linux is better for   
   someone who wants repairability and customization.   
      
      
      
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