Windows RT
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Oct 20, 2026
Peter MarksGUEST
No, no, they haven't been too successful at it, but they've had a few goes.
Peter MarksGUEST
They released Windows RT in 2012, which was Windows 8 on an ARM, but it didn't have that emulation.
Peter MarksGUEST
So, you know, Apple's always shipped emulation.
Peter MarksGUEST
So basically there was almost no software for it.
Paul ThurrottHOST
Well, actually there were several that are kind of recent.
Paul ThurrottHOST
So, you know, Windows RT, right? That was the original, um, we're not gonna run Windows apps thing.
Paul ThurrottHOST
Didn't work.
Paul ThurrottHOST
Uh, Windows 10X was gonna put, uh, Win32, uh, the entire-- all Win32 apps in a container.
Paul ThurrottHOST
Well, actually there were several that are kind of recent.
Paul ThurrottHOST
So, you know, Windows RT, right? That was the original, um, we're not gonna run Windows apps thing.
Paul ThurrottHOST
Didn't work.
Paul ThurrottHOST
Uh, Windows 10X was gonna put, uh, Win32, uh, the entire-- all Win32 apps in a container.
Paul ThurrottHOST
Well, actually there were several that are kind of recent.
Paul ThurrottHOST
So, you know, Windows RT, right? That was the original, um, we're not gonna run Windows apps thing.
Paul ThurrottHOST
Didn't work.
Paul ThurrottHOST
Uh, Windows 10X was gonna put, uh, Win32, uh, the entire, all Win- 32 apps in a container.
Paul ThurrottHOST
Well, actually there were several that are kind of recent.
Paul ThurrottHOST
So, you know, Windows RT, right? That was the original, um, we're not gonna run Windows apps thing.
Paul ThurrottHOST
Didn't work.
Paul ThurrottHOST
Uh, Windows 10X was gonna put, uh, Win32, uh, the ent- all Win- 32 apps in a container.
Paul ThurrottGUEST
Well, actually there were several that are kind of recent.
Paul ThurrottGUEST
So, you know, Windows RT, right? That was the original, um, we're not gonna run Windows apps thing.
Paul ThurrottGUEST
Didn't work.
Paul ThurrottGUEST
Uh, Windows 10X was gonna put, uh, Win32, uh, the ent- all Window 32 apps in a container.
Paul ThurrottHOST
If you go- if you Google download Windows 11 and go to that Microsoft page, it has 26H2.
Leo LaporteHOST
Can we say that Windows on ARM is mainstream yet or no?
Paul ThurrottHOST
I felt like it was that c- that was true about two years ago, but, uh-
Leo LaporteHOST
Oh, okay
Paul ThurrottHOST
Well, starting with Windows 8 and Windows RT, and then they abandoned that.
Paul ThurrottHOST
And then, uh, Terry Myerson and the Windows 10 team, uh, went to Qual- you know, teamed up with Qualcomm.
Paul ThurrottHOST
We're gonna do Windows on ARM again, which Qualcomm, of course, called Windows on Snapdragon.
Paul ThurrottHOST
And, um, they released, I wanna say, four, maybe even five generations of really garbage chips.
Paul ThurrottHOST
If you Google "download Windows 11" and go to that Microsoft page, it has 26H2.
Richard CampbellHOST
Can we say that Windows on ARM is mainstream yet, or no?
Paul ThurrottHOST
I felt like it was that c- that was true about two years ago, but, uh-
Richard CampbellHOST
Oh, okay
Paul ThurrottHOST
It kinda weaves in and out of a couple of things that are going on here, right? Um, because there's a history there with, um...
Paul ThurrottHOST
well, starting with Windows 8 and Windows RT, and then they abandoned that.
Paul ThurrottHOST
And then, uh, Terry Myerson and Windows 10 team, uh, went to Qual- you know, teamed up with Qualcomm, we're gonna do Windows on ARM again, which Qualcomm of course called Windows on Snapdragon.
Paul ThurrottHOST
And, um, they released, I wanna say four, maybe even five generations of really garbage chips.
Paul ThurrottHOST
If you Google download Windows 11 and go to that Microsoft page, it has 26H2.
Richard CampbellHOST
Can we say that Windows on ARM is mainstream yet, or no?
Paul ThurrottHOST
I felt like it was that c- that was true about two years ago, but, uh-
Richard CampbellHOST
Oh, okay
Paul ThurrottHOST
Well, starting with Windows 8 and Windows RT, and then they abandoned that.
Paul ThurrottHOST
And then, uh, Terry Myerson and Windows 10 team, uh, went to Qual- you know, teamed up with Qualcomm.
Paul ThurrottHOST
We're gonna do Windows on ARM again, which Qualcomm of course called Windows on Snapdragon.
Paul ThurrottHOST
And, um, they released, I wanna say four, maybe even five generations of really garbage chips.
Paul ThurrottHOST
If you go- if you Google download Windows 11 and go to that Microsoft page, it has 26H2.
Leo LaporteHOST
Can we say that Windows on ARM is mainstream yet, or no?
Paul ThurrottHOST
I felt like it was that c- that was true about two years ago, but, uh-
Leo LaporteHOST
Oh, okay
Paul ThurrottHOST
... no, no, it's fine.
Paul ThurrottHOST
It kinda weaves in and out of a couple of things that are going on here, right? Um, because there's a history there with, um, well, starting with Windows 8 and Windows RT, and then they abandoned that.
Paul ThurrottHOST
And then, uh, Terry Myerson and Windows 10 team, uh, went to Qual- you know, teamed up with Qualcomm, we're gonna do Windows on ARM again, which Qualcomm of course called Windows on Snapdragon.
Paul ThurrottHOST
And, um, they released, I wanna say four, maybe even five generations of really garbage chips.
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