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PerpetuallyOffline t1_j8uruip wrote

Reply to comment by PMzyox in Microsoft officially blesses Parallels as a way to run Windows on M1, M2 Macs by ActivePersona

I took it to mean that they're saying they'll never make a build of Windows that will work with Boot Camp.

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EnvironmentalWind403 t1_j8usao8 wrote

IIRC Boot Camp on Apple silicon isn’t a thing.

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ShawnyMcKnight t1_j8v9x97 wrote

That’s what they are saying, Microsoft doesn’t intend to make a version of windows that will boot natively on Apple silicon.

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PerpetuallyOffline t1_j8usejj wrote

True, but Apple insists on installing it on every Apple Silicon computer anyway.

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StruggleBus619 t1_j8vosbc wrote

You might be thinking of Rosetta 2, the emulation app Apple uses to emulate/translate x86 Mac software. Apple Silicon Macs do not currently have Boot Camp on them.

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PerpetuallyOffline t1_j8xmn67 wrote

That is correct. I was confused by the existence of the Boot Camp Assistant app.

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happyscrappy t1_j8vg6pj wrote

What? I'm on an Apple silicon computer right now. Where do I see boot camp installed?

Disk utility doesn't show any boot camp partitions.

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PerpetuallyOffline t1_j8xmeq0 wrote

Sorry, I just meant the Boot Camp assistant app. It's odd that it exists when it's completely non-functional.

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PierG1 t1_j8ww6i5 wrote

The app exists, but it’s not functional. You can’t natively install windows so if you open it it just says “no”

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happyscrappy t1_j8x04nt wrote

Oh yeah, I see it. That's not really boot camp though. Boot camp is not an app. That's just the setup app.

The app is fully Apple Silicon native too, which is odd since as you mention, it doesn't anything except quit.

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FlyingCockAndBalls t1_j8vin7b wrote

doesn't Microsoft have an exclusively contract with Qualcomm meaning they can't make it work with Boot camp till the deal is over?

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StruggleBus619 t1_j8vpds0 wrote

Correct, as far as I know that is still in place for some unknown amount of time. Alongside that initial report about the deal from 2021, was info that Microsoft was working with Qualcomm and MediaTek on chips for ARM based Windows PCs. When ever Microsoft decides it's ready to launch and move forward with those is when i think the deal will magically end and Windows for ARM will be open for manufacturers to run wild with.

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