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Originally Posted by thebestjeter
It's obvious that the same and exact Windows version can't run in both ARM and x86. The point of my original statement was clarifying that there is not such thing as Windows 8 tablet. I didn't have to specify the processor, since I was only talking about the OS itself, pointing out that Windows 8, either for tablet or Desktop PC, is the same. Windows 8 running in a tablet will have the Desktop option; Windows 8 running in a Desktop PC will have the option of Metro interface.
If the machine has an ARM or x86 processor is another discussion.
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It's not about if W8 will run on ARM chips or not. Apparently, it will. The issue is this:
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Sinofsky corrected a questioner on the issue, stating unequivocally for the first time that Windows 8 on ARM devices will run only the new Metro widget-style apps, not legacy Windows apps like Office.
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This is the atricle.
So it will be the same W8 running on x86 and ARM, but on ARM legacy Windows
apps will not work.