I am of two minds about this. While i want to see the x86 desktop get a serious contender once again, it has risen on the back of a very open and modular platf

I am of two minds about this. While i want to see the x86 desktop get a serious contender once again, it has risen on the back of a very open and modular platform. But ARM based products are virtual black boxes by comparison. Thus i worry if ARM rising to the challenge on the desktop will lead to an acceleration of the trend of "devicification" the desktop.