3 ms·

>> low-margin x86 would cannibalize high-margin x86 What happens when low-margin ARM cannibalizes high-margin x86?

• vonmoltke 10y ago
  Low-margin x86 would not require recompilation of, re-certification of, and possibly changes to existing software. It has a much lower barrier than low-margin ARM.
  • Brakenshire 10y ago
    On the other hand, Microsoft's new Universal Apps compile to ARM, Linux can compile to ARM already, and Apple can and has switched. It's difficult to one degree or another, but it can happen.
    • tkubacki 10y ago
      It's funny how you compare MS Apple and ... Linux which isn't a company. I like linux but can't understand how it's able to compete without high level strategic management.
  • akuma73 10y ago
    Low margin ARM is already cannibalizing high margin x86 as more and more compute uses cases move from PC to smartphone (social media, casual gaming, web browsing, video, camera and so on). Photoshop, spreadsheets and the like are still on PCs - for now. The platform itself has shifted from Windows to Android/iOS.