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Reports on the web state that Microsoft plans to unveil a version of its operating software that runs for the first time on processors designed by UK-based ARM Holdings PLC. ARM’s processors dominate the tablet and handheld device market. Today ARM technology is used in more than 95% of the world’s mobile handsets and over one-quarter of all electronic devices to be exact.

According to the rumors by the Wall Street Journal, Microsoft intends to announce a new version of its operating system to run on ARM chip architecture, which competes with the “x86” designs favored by Intel. There were no discussions of dates and we don’t know how true this is just yet. When questioned by the reporters, Microsoft and ARM declined to comment.

Source: Reuters

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