[alwaysanon]

I am struggling to see here how this shouldn't be something that Microsoft does itself. And, if Microsoft is doing it, they can just call Apple and get what they need re: documentation or specs or questions answered. They might just need appropriate NDAs between the two companies (which I'd have to imagine they already have?)?

With Linux they have to reverse-engineer it. Microsoft shouldn't need to...

[augustl]

The current rumor is that Apple is open to Microsoft doing it, and that Microsoft has an exclusive license with Qualcomm for ARM windows. This license expires soon.

> "that's really up to Microsoft," [Craig Federighi] said. "We have the core technologies for them to do that, to run their ARM version of Windows, which in turn of course supports x86 user mode applications. But that's a decision Microsoft has to make, to bring to license that technology for users to run on these Macs. But the Macs are certainly very capable of it."

From: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/11/we-are-giddy-intervi...

Exclusivity deal rumor: https://www.xda-developers.com/qualcomm-exclusivity-deal-mic...

[alwaysanon]

Actually - come to think of it there is one reason. If this person wants a job with Microsoft or Apple getting something like this working without the support of MS or Apple is a hell of an exceptional application...