14 DAY TRIAL // While Windows RT is heavily criticized because it doesn’t support traditional desktop apps, Microsoft continues to bet big on this platform and is planning to develop a 64-bit version of the operating system.
ARM CEO Warren East said in an interview that Microsoft is very likely to embrace the upcoming 64-bit ARM architecture and release a compatible operating system as soon as the technology goes live in 2014.
“Companies like Microsoft, everybody in the technology space, when they look at ... ARM in the future are thinking about 64-bit,” he was quoted as saying by Tom’s Hardware.
While Windows RT doesn’t provide support for legacy Windows apps, the jailbreak community is currently working on several new alternatives that could allow users to run unsigned code and some x86 software. Microsoft is yet to comment on these efforts, but the company hinted earlier this year that it could block such hacks with a future update.