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Originally Posted by juiceme View Post
I still don't understand why would anyone need this?
Really?

Let me see...
  • The vast majority (about 99%) of commercial software is provided only for Windows;
  • The vast majority (about 99%) of Windows software is provided only in a binary;
  • The vast majority (about 99%) of that is built only for x86.

So... 99% of 99% of 99% = 0.99 x 0.99 x 0.99 = 0.97 = 97%.
Those 97% of users are currently stuck with a Wintel machine. With something like this, they can run their applications on an ARM tablet.

Potential users:
  • Warehouses (inventory management)
  • Hospitals
  • GPs
  • Any small companies running any kind of accounting software
  • Kids playing games
  • ...

Any of those have a more legitimate use and a more pressing need for running an x86 application on an ARM machine than you have for running a Linux on... just about anything
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