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		chris_wot on June 11, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Intel fires warning shots at Microsoft, says x86 e... Windows still has a HAL, makes me wonder why Microsoft don't just cut a new HAL for the ARM. It's quite possible I'm missing something vital here, of course.

SBArbeit on June 11, 2017 [–]

They have a HAL for ARM, this is to allow x86 programs to run on top of that HAL. That's what Intel is attacking.

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