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So what are people going to use this for? Servers? Tablets?
by joelthelion 9y ago
So what are people going to use this for? Servers? Tablets?
- mtgx 9y agoLow-end PCs in China, India, etc. Intel is selling even its Atom-based Celeron and Pentium chips for laptops at quite the premium (about $110 and $160 MSRP, respectively). I wouldn't expect these very first devices target that market, though, possibly because Qualcomm wants to be associated with more premium devices, but I think we'll see these chips in lower-end cost-competitive devices, too.
- solidr53 9y agoIoT
- david-cako 9y agoI think Microsoft is just realizing what Apple realized 8 years ago: ARM is the next x86 for the type of devices that people want to buy.
- jazoom 9y agoI think you forgot about Windows RT.
- neilalexander 9y agoWindows RT was not a failure because of ARM, or because the hardware was not capable. Windows RT was a failure because, once again, Microsoft showed that they are completely incapable of reading the market. They tried to market a Windows experience to consumers and then did not deliver on the Windows experience.
- jazoom 9y agoYou might be replying to the wrong comment. I didn't say anything about Windows RT being a failure. The only meaning I was trying to convey was that Microsoft DID try to push an ARM platform many years ago.
- david-cako 9y agoAh yes, the version of Windows with zero software. Nothing about Windows RT was done in a way that indicated that they were serious about pushing it. How could you possibly sell people on a version of Windows that does virtually nothing that people would want to buy Windows instead of Android or iOS for?