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Microsoft 'authorize' Windows 11 to run on Parallels desktop - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/options-for-usin...

That website claims that license keys are platform agnostic.



I feel some distinctions could be made here.

I don't have a horse in any race or even know any of the facts. But it is entirely possible for the keys to be hardware agnostic and for MS to have a deal with Qualcomm restricting getting Windows to run natively on Apple (or other random) hardware.

Edit: such a deal would not stop you or I from developing drivers, but it could stop Microsoft from lifting a finger to support that.





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