Microsoft promises Windows 7 will support almost every piece of software compatible with XP, and in the few cases it doesn’t, there’s an XP virtualization mode ensuring backward compatibility.

微软承诺Windows 7将支持几乎所有兼容XP的软件，在少数不支持的情况下，用户还可以使用XP虚拟模式来确保向后兼容。

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This software is not compatible with your hardware.

这软件与你的硬件不兼容。

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One reason is that actively participating offices need to be running compatible software.

一个原因是，积极参与的办公室需要运行兼容的软件。

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While both Opteron and Itanium ran newer 64-bit software, AMD's chip was also backward-compatible, enabling it to run software written for older 32-bit processors.

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Taking full control of the device, effectively jail-breaking the computer to run any ARM-compatible software, after that point is an exercise left to the user.

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