Microsoft is confident Windows on Arm could finally beat Apple

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After years of failed promises from Qualcomm, Microsoft believes the upcoming Snapdragon X Elite processors will finally offer the performance it has been looking for to push Windows on Arm much more aggressively.

Microsoft is so confident in these new Qualcomm chips that it’s planning a number of demos that will show how these processors will be faster than an M3 MacBook Air for CPU tasks, AI acceleration, and even app emulation.

This new class of PCs will get access to new AI-powered Windows features first, including an AI Explorer app that lets you “retrieve anything you’ve ever seen or done on your device.”

I’m told Microsoft is also looking to improve video streaming on Arm-powered Windows devices with a new AI-powered feature that will ship on these “next-gen” AI PCs.

Microsoft’s big AI PC reveal will take place on May 20th, just a day before the company’s annual Build developers conference.

Expect to see a round of new Windows on Arm devices in June, just a month after Microsoft details its AI PC plans.

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Microsoft seemingly completely oblivious to the fact that people aren't buying MacBooks because of their hardware benchmarks
This is the best summary I could come up with:
After years of failed promises from Qualcomm, Microsoft believes the upcoming Snapdragon X Elite processors will finally offer the performance it has been looking for to push Windows on Arm much more aggressively.
Microsoft is so confident in these new Qualcomm chips that it’s planning a number of demos that will show how these processors will be faster than an M3 MacBook Air for CPU tasks, AI acceleration, and even app emulation.
This new class of PCs will get access to new AI-powered Windows features first, including an AI Explorer app that lets you “retrieve anything you’ve ever seen or done on your device.”
I’m told Microsoft is also looking to improve video streaming on Arm-powered Windows devices with a new AI-powered feature that will ship on these “next-gen” AI PCs.
Microsoft’s big AI PC reveal will take place on May 20th, just a day before the company’s annual Build developers conference.
Expect to see a round of new Windows on Arm devices in June, just a month after Microsoft details its AI PC plans.
The original article contains 803 words, the summary contains 175 words. Saved 78%. I'm a bot and I'm open source!
Windows on ARM. Ok, I guess options are nice, but is anyone really asking for this? If someone is choosing an ARM processor I'd guess they are going for a low power option. And when I think of a lean, power sipping OS, I don't think of Windows.
But hey, Embedded XP is a thing (which haunts security teams' nightmares to this day). So, maybe Microsoft is looking to upgrade those systems.