Even when you make the enormous assumption that Windows 7 will indeed be ported to run on ARM, what about Office? What about all of Microsoft’s other software packages? And that’s just Microsoft – what about the immense pool of 3rd party applications for the Windows platform? For the Windows platform, all this is a lot more difficult, probably impossible.

I find this a rather weird conclusion, simply because offering a version of Windows 7 for ARM would only be a very tiny part of the puzzle.īecause Linux relies on open source technology, getting it and all its applications to run on ARM is elementary – in fact, many distributions are already hard at work on full-blown ARM variants. If there was Windows support for the ARM processor today clearly it would be a very different marketplace.” He then added: “Perhaps there will be support in future but that’s really for Microsoft to comment on and not for us to comment on, I’m afraid.”įrom this, the EETimes concludes that Windows 7 might make its way onto the ARM architecture so that it can be used on all those netbooks coming out later this year. During a conference call, East said that “Microsoft will continue to play an important part in this space. I find “dropping hints” far too strong a designation for the comments highlighted by EETimes. At least, that’s what EETimes is concluding. Right? Well, Warren East, president and CEO of ARM Holdings plc, has been dropping hints that Windows might make its way to ARM after all. Since “normal” Windows doesn’t run on ARM, Linux is the only obvious choice.

With a flood of ARM-based netbooks coming to the market starting somewhere end of this year, many hope it will be another opportunity for Linux to get some mainstream exposure.

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