“Windows on ARM is a much more rounded platform. It just needs the CPU horsepower to make it fly”

Could 2024 finally be the year of Windows on ARM? Does a computer need a command line? And why is Jon giving up on his Intel-powered MacBook Pro?

The arrival of Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite CPUs on Windows laptops intrigues me. Early benchmarks suggest that Qualcomm and Microsoft have really done their homework here, although I’m not at all bothered whether it’s better or worse than an M2 Mac of some flavour. The reality is that it must represent a significant leap from the current Intel and AMD laptop CPU offerings. As PC Pro’s own testing shows (see p52), this seems the case. Windows on ARM has had a somewhat difficult recent history, despite the fact that Windows NT was designed as a cross-platform operating system. The first version, NT 3.1, shipped on Intel, MIPS and Alpha. PowerPC came along soon after, but never went anywhere, while Intel’s i860 build was never released to the public. Subsequently, Intel’s Itanium…

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