Don't forget the A15 is also at least a year away. I'm not sure what you mean by this: "Plus, they'll only be able to get close with something like a single co

Don't forget the A15 is also at least a year away. I'm not sure what you mean by this: "Plus, they'll only be able to get close with something like a single core Atom, like they are trying this year." > We'll have quad core Cortex A15 chips by then. I don't think this is a big deal. Intel already have dual-core Atoms which actually have 4 threads, which are going to be quite competitive out of the box with a quad core ARM chip. > all at the same price or cheaper than Intel's Atom. I don't buy this. Intel's fabs can blow the pants off everyone else in terms of yield and cost. The big pile of cash they're sitting will also help. > Two years is quite a lot of time in the mobile industry This might be true, but my points were specifically made for laptops and not mobile phone chips.