XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Wed, 23 Jul 2025 00:47:40 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:   
      
   > On Tue, 22 Jul 2025 22:39:02 +0000, Tyrone wrote:   
   >   
   >> Actually Windows on Arm is just fine. I run it every day. The problem   
   >> is STILL that lots of business-critical stuff has not been recompiled   
   >> for Arm. So it either runs slowly in emulation or not at all, depending   
   >> on how badly it was written.   
   >   
   > In other words, Windows-on-ARM is *not* fine.   
   >   
   > As I keep getting told over and over, people don’t want to run Windows,   
   > they want to run their Windows apps. If those don’t work, then you might   
   > as well forget it.   
   >   
   > Until Microsoft can fix Windows-on-ARM, people aren’t going to touch it.   
      
   The other problem is whether laptop battery life is all that important to   
   the average consumer if that is going to be the Arm selling point. I can't   
   gauge that since I seldom use the laptop without it being plugged in.   
   Judging from the new library which has more outlets than Home Depot I   
   don't think I'm unique.   
      
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