The Insider Preview program says: 'To install Windows 10 Insider Preview Builds, you must be running a licensed version of Windows 10 on your device.' And as far as we are aware, there is no way to buy a Windows 10 ARM license for a Mac with Apple silicon. With Windows on ARM however, this presents a unique situation, particularly as it relates to Licensing. Of course, users are expecting to run Windows in a virtual machine, much like we’ve been used to for many years now.
Writing about the licensing terms for Windows on ARM, Roy says: Where we're headed is anyone's guess, but I am confident the direction we're moving isn't backwards'.īut this is not the reason for VMware taking the position that ' Windows is second priority behind Linux'. One of the reasons he gives for this is his personal belief that 'this platform will be one to more rapidly introduce new experiences at the expense of cutting away from the past. VMware product line manager Michael Roy has penned a lengthy blog post in which he reveals that 'running x86 operating systems on Apple silicon is not something we are planning to deliver with this project'.
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