Microsoft Announces ARM-Powered Surface Pro X

40 points by aminecodes 6 years ago | 6 comments

corv 6 years ago |

This would make for a beautiful Linux device

whywhywhywhy 6 years ago |

So no one going to talk about the removable hard drive?

colejohnson66 6 years ago |

Didn’t Windows RT fail? I’m genuinely curious: what’s different here?

wilsonnb3 6 years ago | |

Windows 10 now supports x86 emulation on ARM processors, so most programs will run on this device without a problem.

Unlike Windows RT, which could only run things from the windows app store.

Marsymars 6 years ago | | |

Windows RT was especially hamstrung because without jailbreaking it couldn't run Win32 desktop software even if it was compiled for ARM.

nwah1 6 years ago | | |

And this isn't the first ARM Windows laptop with x86 emulation. It is just the first Surface-branded one.