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All Things Microsoft => Microsoft as a Company => Topic started by: _ZeroBeta on 6 May 2012, 14:52

Title: Microsoft blocks Linux from being able to operate on ARM-based systems
Post by: _ZeroBeta on 6 May 2012, 14:52

I know that this article is four months old, but I feel this really needs to be shared.

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/bits/2012/01/16/microsoft-blocks-linux-arm-hardware/1 (http://www.bit-tech.net/news/bits/2012/01/16/microsoft-blocks-linux-arm-hardware/1)

Title: Re: Microsoft blocks Linux from being able to operate on ARM-based systems
Post by: bedouin on 8 May 2012, 07:02

Not surprising since that's the norm for tablets.  Linux will never make it onto the iPad, which is fine until iOS is no longer officially supported on your device.

Title: Re: Microsoft blocks Linux from being able to operate on ARM-based systems
Post by: piratePenguin on 2 June 2012, 16:35

Quote from: bedouin on  8 May 2012, 07:02

Not surprising since that's the norm for tablets.  Linux will never make it onto the iPad, which is fine until iOS is no longer officially supported on your device.

Maybe Apple will then release a toolkit to get Linux running on unsupported devices. You never know, afterall, Apple did invent the idea that people have their own devices they can program by themselves. Wait...