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I don't personally see MacBooks as a viable platform either right now, but I would say that this looks like a steady decline for windows x86 laptops until Chrom
by havblue 3y ago
I don't personally see MacBooks as a viable platform either right now, but I would say that this looks like a steady decline for windows x86 laptops until Chrome laptops take over or an arm-based windows replacement takes hold. "Hey this isn't a surrender, it's a war of attrition for the next five years!!!"
- arp242 3y agoGiven that 15-20 years ago almost all laptops were x86/Windows, "decline" is pretty much the only direction the platform could go in. I don't expect either x86 or Windows to go away any time soon – in general I think x86 has been somewhat unfairly maligned, and for most applications (including laptops) it works pretty well and is even the best available choice. I would prefer to say "diversification" or "the existence of actual competition" rather than "decline", as that doesn't imply it's going away.
- scarface_74 3y ago> I don't personally see MacBooks as a viable platform either right now But yet Apple is selling millions. Someone must see it as a viable experience.