Snapdragon X2 Elite ARM Laptop CPU

It doesn't say which generation of core is it. Are they the same as the one in Elite Gen 5?

Has Microsoft actually pushed for the ARM changes? Because I don't believe Qualcomm can do it alone.

Yes, it's the same Oryon V3.

AFAIK Windows on ARM is completely pushed by Microsoft (obviously they're limited by their own competence) and Qualcomm has been kind of phoning it in.

I trust MS in this. NT has been multi-arch since day one. x86 wasn’t even the original lead architecture.

They also know the score. Intel is not in a good place, and Apple has been showing them up in lower power segments like laptops, which happen to be the #1 non-server segment by far.

They don’t want to risk getting stuck the way Apple did three times (68k, POC, Intel) where someone else was limiting their sales.

So they’re laying groundwork. If it’s a backup plan, they’re ready. If ARM takes off and x86 keeps going well, they’re even better off.

FOSS support for Windows ARM has been hampered by Github (owned by MS) not supporting free Windows ARM runners. They may be finally getting their act together but are years late to the game.