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brudgers on June 4, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Microsoft Bans Linux/Android Dual-Booting on Windo...

Apple's devices are ARM (that's how ARM works, by licensing designs rather than fabricating chips like Intel).

DrJokepu on June 4, 2012 [–]

Implementation detail. Apple sells iPhones, not ARM-based phones. They don't mention "ARM" anywhere in iPhone marketing materials.

Allaun on June 4, 2012 | [–]

They don't have to. It is what it is. The Droid isn't stated as being a Arm Cortex A8 phone. But that's exactly what it is and it's related to what they are stating in the article.

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