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I'm sure ARM already took over x86 if you have a wider definition of personal computers. And a lot of people already gave up access to 3 decades of Windows soft
by pjerem 6y ago
I'm sure ARM already took over x86 if you have a wider definition of personal computers. And a lot of people already gave up access to 3 decades of Windows software by using their phone or tablet as their main device.
Plus, most of the last decade software is software that runs on some sort of VM or another (be it JVM, CLR, a Javascript engine or even LLVM).
Soon (in years), x86 will only be needed by professionals that are tied to really old software. And those particular needs will probably be satisfied by decent emulation.
- kllrnohj 6y ago> Soon (in years), x86 will only be needed by professionals that are tied to really old software. There's also that PC & console gaming markets, which are not small and have not made any movements of any kind towards ARM so far.
- _ph_ 6y agoExcept of course the Nintendo Switch and the handheld devices like the 3DS. They are all ARM-based.
- astrange 6y agoLLVM isn't actually a VM, it's a compiler IR with good marketing. LLVM programs are architecture specific, although of course ARM64 and x86-64 are pretty similar.