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This comment section shows absolute delusion. x86 isn't dead, and there are more x86 chips sold every year. ISAs are not and have never been a zero sum game, an
by caslon 5y ago
This comment section shows absolute delusion. x86 isn't dead, and there are more x86 chips sold every year. ISAs are not and have never been a zero sum game, and especially in the Windows space, x86-compatible is here to stay for a long time.
Apple's transition to ARM worked because they have absolute control over their ecosystem. This is the same reason the PPC-Intel transition worked; they were able to destroy all of the wonderful lineage of PPC Mac software in two releases (Tiger, Lion).
Microsoft does not.
I don't like x86_64 either, and I also don't use Microsoft, but there's hope and there's delusion. It still has a lot of life in it, unfortunately.