Microsoft veteran recalls the last time Nvidia and Arm was the future of Windows — shares a video of ‘the first time Windows ran on Nvidia Tegra Arm’ from 2010
Microsoft veteran Steven Sinofsky is here to remind folks that excitement about a new PC era fueled by Nvidia and Arm culminated in the Surface RT 16 years ago.
The recent renewed push by Nvidia and Arm into the Windows PC market makes revisiting past attempts, like the Surface RT, particularly relevant.
This highlights the historical challenges and complexities of shifting foundational compute architectures, offering valuable lessons for current industry pushes.
It emphasizes that while the ambition for Arm-based Windows PCs is not new, the current technological landscape and market dynamics might offer a different outcome.
- · Arm
- · Nvidia
- · Microsoft (if successful)
- · Intel
- · AMD
Increased competition for x86 architecture in the Windows PC market.
Potential for more diverse and energy-efficient Windows computing devices.
Long-term shift in developer ecosystems and software compatibility priorities towards Arm.
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