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> And the problem WASM solved really would be almost > better instead if we just had a ring 4 for web > browsers. It seems clear that X86 has won, unless
by jmillikin 4y ago
> And the problem WASM solved really would be almost
> better instead if we just had a ring 4 for web
> browsers. It seems clear that X86 has won, unless
> you think that RISC V still has a chance
Mobile has a large and growing lead over desktop[0] for web traffic, and every popular mobile device released for the past ~decade has run on ARM.
[0] https://techjury.net/blog/mobile-vs-desktop-usage/ https://techjury.net/blog/mobile-vs-desktop-usage/
- bb88 4y agoArm was only %8 of the CPU market in 2021. https://www.theregister.com/2021/11/12/apple_arm_m1_intel_x86_market/ https://www.theregister.com/2021/11/12/apple_arm_m1_intel_x8... I'm still waiting for those arm desktops that run Windows...
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- jmillikin 4y agoI'm struggling to phrase a response that would be polite enough for HN, so instead I'll encourage you to re-read both my post and your link more carefully.
- nl 4y agoMore people use web browsers on mobile than on desktops: https://gs.statcounter.com/platform-market-share/desktop-mobile-tablet https://gs.statcounter.com/platform-market-share/desktop-mob... Therefore there are more browsers on ARM than there on x86. > I'm still waiting for those arm desktops that run Windows This seems irrelevant, but MS is shipping them now: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/11/project-volterra-review-microsofts-600-arm-pc-that-almost-doesnt-suck/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/11/project-volterra-rev...
- quux 4y agoHello from a desktop ARM machine that runs windows! M1 Mac Mini running Windows 11 in parallels.