Thread: iPad Want Windows 7 on your iPad?
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Old 02-01-2010, 08:59 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by Nate the great View Post
I doubt that that is why. The iPad probably uses an ARM CPU because that is what the iPhone OS was written to run on. This means Windows 7 is out, but Android, Linux, and Windows Mobile are in.

Yes, the Apple A4 iPad chip is based on ARM technology, but it's somewhat special. It's suggested that it includes a ARM Cortex-A9 multi-core CPU as well as an ARM Mali GPU. You can read more about it here.

I agree - it's vey unlikely that you will find Windows 7 on an ARM-powered Apple device.
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