![]() ![]() Their chipset support list says "no M1 Macs". Posts in their own forums on the subject says "we don't support M1 Macs". Their own tool flags M1 Macs as incompatible with Windows 11 for ARM (even with the competition's product evidently). Their public statements flat out say "no M1 Macs" with no further comment. Microsoft is the ultimate arbiter of this. Which would counter the arguments that "well, I can activate it, therefore it must be properly licensed". ![]() Successful activation does not confirm that the software is genuine or properly licensed. Authorized Software and Activation" of their EULA. The following comment is very interesting after reading section " 5. Sources on the Internet say that the EULA for a version of Windows can be found within the product at C:\Windows\System32\license.rtf My brain started to hurt after piecing together those interconnected documents. That document lists the only supported ARM processors as those from Qualcomm and Microsoft (which are rebranded Qualcomm processors used in the Surface). That list is in a separate document, of course. That document says, in addition to device requirements, that a supported system running Windows has to contain a supported CPU. A supported system is one that meets the requirements in the Windows system requirements documents which are very detailed. ![]() What I did see in them when I researched this topic tends to point back to running the product on a supported system. IANAL, but the EULAs are such that they don’t spell things out so that mere mortals can understand them. We can debate the EULA all we want but that doesn’t change the inability to buy a license and Microsoft’s refusal to support Apple Silicon with Windows at this time A vendor is not typically going to sell a license for something they won’t support Microsoft is exerting tight control over the licensing of that product. Unfortunately that does appear to be the case that there’s no place to buy a Windows for ARM license. Here is the Windows 10 OEM license link. For me the idea of paying for an activation on a system Microsoft has clearly stated they do not support is money thrown away.but it does also seem safer to run on a activated copy than on just the In sider preview overall. That said people in forums are claiming to get the Windows 11 ARM Insider preview to activate on M1 Macs either with existing keys, or by adding the Microsoft Store to the Windows 11 ARM preview then paying Microsoft $199 for the activation. Micro Center does not stock them, so no market for standalone OEM copies of Windows ARM. In the ARM world there are few if any motherboards to buy. Thus a dealer could have a OEM copy of Windows Intel in stand-alone form to sell. Then again with the well-developed Intel world Micro Center can sell the OEM version Windows to be purchased along with a motherboard and CPU etc. Instead we will continue to invest in the current shipping versions, and will extend their support periods until December 2022, with new updates starting in October.By definition OEM usually means bundled with hardware. We also wanted to take the opportunity, since we’re so close to VMworld which has a bit of a different schedule this year, is to let folks know that we won’t be releasing a “paid upgrade” for either Fusion or Workstation this year as we often have. Join the Tech Preview Community Fusion and Workstation Fall Release Update We’re going to be keeping the Public Tech Preview active for at least the rest of this year and likely into spring, and so we won’t be pulling in these changes into our fall release, which means Fusion on Apple silicon is effectively FREE for all users for the time being. The scope and scale of this undertaking should not be understated, and the success of this project has been the result of a massive ongoing collaboration from many internal teams working together, entirely remotely as we do in this day in age. To deliver Fusion for Apple Silicon devices we’ve had to re-evaluate every part of the Fusion technology stack. With more than a year in development, and a few weeks of a successful Private Tech Preview, it’s finally time for us to show the world what we’ve been working on. It is with great pride and pleasure that we announce the public availability of VMware Fusion for Apple Silicon Public Tech Preview! ![]()
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