When Microsoft spoke concerning the origins of the Surface Duo they insisted that this was not the identical machine which was meant to run Windows Core OS.
“At that time, it was different hardware, it’s not the same hardware… it’s not even remotely close,” Panos Panay instructed the Verge. “We’re in so many generations later of development [with Surface Duo], we understand how thin it is, we understand reliability, we understand the robustness of the screens. It has been generationally made, it’s years in the making.”
The newly launched firmware for the Surface Duo tells a special story, nonetheless.
The attestation certificates seek advice from the machine by its authentic codename ‘Andromeda’ and firmware partitions are signed utilizing a certificates named ‘Andromeda’, which was issued in 2017. The firmware additionally consists of Hypervisor Firmware partition (HYP), which evokes one of many options of Windows 10 X and Windows Core OS.
While Microsoft insists the brand new machine is way more refined than the 2017 model, we all know after all that the {hardware} has been ready for the software program for a number of years now, as clearly recommended by the 2017 patents, which aren’t a lot totally different from what we’re seeing in the present day.
For some Windows followers, this raises the query of operating Windows 10 for ARM on the machine.
Probably, the primary points although is the dearth of some acpi tables which is able to damage rather a lot like MADT, MCFG, and extra
— Gustave Monce (@gus33000) September 12, 2020
Famed Windows Phone hacker Gustave Monce suggests this can be attainable, however most likely not with all its options intact.
Either means, the information confirms one thing all of us suspected, however I believe most of us agree Microsoft made the precise choice to relatively launch a tool with entry to thousands and thousands of apps and a thriving ecosystem of providers.
