The main advantage that Apple has in the mobile device market, and more recently also in the market for laptops and personal computers, is the total control it exercises both at the software and hardware level, which even reaches the design of its Apple Silicon processors. from the M range.
On the other hand, Microsoft has a Windows operating system, capable of running on hundreds of thousands of different hardware combinations, which means that it cannot be specifically optimized for a specific combination with all the resources that the apple company allocates.
It seems that the Redmonds want change that, and they have published several offers working for create and design your own processors and to be able to have much more optimized devices, possibly from the Surface range with Windows 12 for ARM.
Given the monopoly of X86 licenses held by Intel and AMD, and taking into account that they are possibly intended for high-efficiency laptops or tablets, it is logical to think that these processors will be based on the ARM architecture as pointed out by some of the offers.
The jobs offered by Microsoft are intended to search for a chip architect for the “Microsoft Silicon Team” and you will have to create complex SoCs in collaboration with direct customers.
There are still no details about possible Microsoft processors, so you have to take this data with a grain of salt. Nor could it be ruled out that they are SoCs designed for other devices such as HoloLens glasses or new products.
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Anthony Delgado
Computer Engineer by training, writer and hardware analyst at Geeknetic since 2011. I love gutting everything that comes my way, especially the latest hardware that we receive here for reviews. In my free time I mess around with 3d printers, drones and other gadgets. For anything here you have me.