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Re:Ask HN: So, where is the ARM desktop PC? by _448 on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @05:45AM (#33161282)
Apple has Mac[0] not PC ;)

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfv6Ah_MVJU

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Re:Ask HN: So, where is the ARM desktop PC? by xyzzy123 on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @06:30AM (#33161591)
Possibly the ThinkPad X13s is what you're after?

If your definition of PC is "runs Windows" there's a business reason macs don't.

The reason Apple Silicon doesn't run Windows (on metal, Parallels works fine...) is rumoured to be because Microsoft made a deal with Qualcomm: https://www.macrumors.com/2021/11/22/microsoft-qualcomm-arm-...

So if you want an arm PC with Windows, you have to buy one with a Qualcomm SOC. They exist, but the reason you probably haven't heard of them is that they were not really "remarkable" enough to capture mainstream attention.

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