

Microsoft has been reticent to discuss any such plans. One thing we don’t yet know is whether Microsoft has any plans to make it possible to support Windows on Apple Silicon. As recently as September, the company was revealed to be working on 圆4 app emulation support for Windows on ARM chips, which it needs to improve application support on Surface Pro X. The latter is particularly interesting as it confirms Microsoft continues work on Windows for ARM. In September, we learned Microsoft and other developers were working to port Java (OpenJDK) to ARM-based Macs and Windows devices. This feature provides support for SQL Server ODBC data connections to work properly on new devices that have Apple Silicon processors, as well as support for SQL Servers that require secure connections via the TLS v1.2 protocol,” Microsoft’s release notes state. "The built-in SQL Server ODBC data connection provider will now support the new Apple Silicon devices as well as the TLS v1.2 communication protocol. This is evidenced in the form of the latest "Slow ring" Office Insider update, which introduces a couple of new features and ushers in support for SQL Open Data Connectivity (ODBC) connectivity running on Apple’s chips in Excel. However, Microsoft is clearly planning to field native support of its apps on these new Macs.
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Microsoft has demonstrated a range of new Office for Mac features designed for Apple’s new macOS, which is perceptually becoming semi-synonymous with the new Apple Silicon Macs.
