You can get Windows cloud VMs to use as dev environments. We're basically back to the dumb terminal days, lol.
For your Macs, you can also try using Parallels with Windows ARM, which might be less laggy than emulating x86 in a VM. Many apps will then go through Microsoft's own x86 emulation layer inside Windows ARM. Sometimes that's faster? Worth a shot.
But nothing beats developing and testing on real Windows hardware. Doesn't that company have those machines already? You can run them as RDP servers (better than VNC) and just connect to them remotely.
And for your Linux machines, you can just dual boot into real Windows. They're still x86, aren't they?
Edit: Oh, and have you already tried WINE? That virtualizes system calls instead of emulating them. If it works, it should be much faster.
For your Macs, you can also try using Parallels with Windows ARM, which might be less laggy than emulating x86 in a VM. Many apps will then go through Microsoft's own x86 emulation layer inside Windows ARM. Sometimes that's faster? Worth a shot.
But nothing beats developing and testing on real Windows hardware. Doesn't that company have those machines already? You can run them as RDP servers (better than VNC) and just connect to them remotely.
And for your Linux machines, you can just dual boot into real Windows. They're still x86, aren't they?
Edit: Oh, and have you already tried WINE? That virtualizes system calls instead of emulating them. If it works, it should be much faster.
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