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Not sure if that's what you have in mind, but Microsoft now has an ARM-based product line :https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/02/microsoft-launches-the-arm...

They even implemented a x86 emulator in order to run your usual native software on it.

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> x86 emulator

What they need is an x64 emulator. 32-bit apps are few and between now.

I think that the restriction to 32-bit apps is based on the fact, that only the patents covering the early iterations of x86 ISA have expired. Microsoft wouldn't want to be sued by Intel for infringing on later Tech (like x86-64), so emulation is still restricted to this subset.

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