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Re:All AMD ThreadRipper CPU's will have 64 PCIe Lanes by beagle3 on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @11:39AM (#14453335)
That's why an ARM64 Windows desktop is unlikely (unless microsofts x86 emulator is magical). But ARM64 chrome books or android books are practical; I have 5 year old ARM 32 chrome book and it is still useful for browsing and emailing.
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Re:All AMD ThreadRipper CPU's will have 64 PCIe Lanes by mikhailt on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @01:38PM (#14454392)
It's already happening, Microsoft's using its WOW64 subsystem to emulate Win32 calls on top of native Windows 10 for ARM.

Source: https://channel9.msdn.com/events/Build/2017/P4171

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Re:All AMD ThreadRipper CPU's will have 64 PCIe Lanes by beagle3 on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @02:31PM (#14454812)
When I wrote "magical" I meant "sufficiently performant". Which I will only believe when I see in action.
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Re:All AMD ThreadRipper CPU's will have 64 PCIe Lanes by marssaxman on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @02:53PM (#14454965)
Why restrict it to those limited OSes? Seems like an ARM64 laptop running Linux ought to work just as well as the AMD64 laptops running Linux I've been using for the last few years.
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Re:All AMD ThreadRipper CPU's will have 64 PCIe Lanes by beagle3 on Thursday June 01, 2017 @02:15AM (#14458340)
I've been using Linux on my desktop (without windows even in a VM) since 2004 and I totally agree - however until Linux is considered a viable option by non-enthusiasts, it's not relevant to this discussion. (I agree it is already relevant and more useful than Windows for the vast majority - but they refuse to even try)
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