You Can Now Run x86 Legacy Windows Apps On Surface !!!

[Antonio Linares]

This is really interesting:

http://www.redmondpie.com/you-can-now-run-x86-legacy-windows-apps-on-surface-windows-rt/

Now Microsoft tablets are much more interesting

allows running x86 Windows applications on Windows RT (ARM) tablets. The tool emulates x86 instructions and passes Windows API calls to WinRT kernel with necessary modifications.

Unless I am wrong, Windows RT ARM tablets are much cheaper than x86 based ones...

[Bayron]

Nice...

[Antonio Linares]

Though I am afraid they may go quite slow, as they use a translator from X86 to ARM instructions...

The apps don't run natively. Similar like QEmu

[mastintin]

and you need to jailbreak the surface. Right?

[Antonio Linares]

Manuel,

I just had a quick review of the process and I think that jailbreak was the first requirement.

IMO, its a shame that jailbreaks are needed for iOS, Android, Surface, etc (just a thought)