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Microsoft's wasted potential: Windows on ARM

Jeff Geerling 10:27

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Thanks to Apcsilmic for sending the Dot 1 Mini PC so I could test Windows 11 Pro on ARM!

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#Microsoft #ARM #Windows

Contents:

00:00 - Microsoft's problem
00:27 - A Snapdragon Mini PC
02:04 - Windows on ARM
04:45 - Performance
06:18 - Power consumption, clock speeds, thermals
08:44 - What about Linux?
09:35 - Microsoft can do better

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