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Windows 8 ARM Will Not Support Legacy Software

Posted by timothy on from the we-only-have-so-much-lipstick dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Intel, speaking out of turn and damaging its intimate relationship with Microsoft, has revealed that legacy x86-compiled software will not work on the ARM version of Windows 8. Microsoft has promised that the Office suite will be available on Windows 8 ARM, but beyond that, nothing. While this means there won't be many compatible apps at launch, it also means this will be the first full-bodied version of Windows that won't (initially) be susceptible to viruses and malware..."

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  1. hmmm by Rik+Rohl · · Score: -1, Troll

    Anonymous Submitter: check
    Subject is Microsoft: check
    Posetd by Timothy: check
    Pathetic snype at Windows: BINGO!

    Seriously man, that's just fucking sad. If you hate Micro$oft (see what i did there?) so much, perhaps you shouldn't be an "editor" on a technology site.

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