ARM are less powerful than current x86 or PowerPC chips, but uses far less energy. Do you use it where speed over consumption is king (mobile phones, MP3 player

ARM are less powerful than current x86 or PowerPC chips, but uses far less energy. Do you use it where speed over consumption is king (mobile phones, MP3 players, portable consoles, are made nearly exclusively with ARM SoC). So an ARM based server is something a lot of people is looking into (remember the SheevaPlug?) becase server are usually IO Bound. Regarding a gaming device based on ARM, there are some but they are all portable and the most powerful available in the near future is the Nintendo 3DS (thanks to his GPU that is not ARM IP). Here you can find a better analysis of the Microsoft-ARM deal: http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4204864/Microsoft-ARM-deal-game-changer http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4204864/Microsoft-AR...