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Microsoft’s Windows Store gets a shot in the ARM

November 16, 2018

MICROSOFT HAS BEGUN accepting apps and games for the ARM64 version of Windows 10.

The self-styled ‘Always Connected’ version of Windows 10 is most at home with UWP (tiled) apps, and so this is a major step forward for cheap and cheerful Windows machines running the Snapdragon 850 from Qualcomm.

Although early PCs running Windows on ARM have been less than stellar, today’s news bolsters the company’s commitment to the Windows fork, which has distinct advantages over x86 and x64, including battery life, start-up time and 4G LTE.

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