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> What’s with the heavy handed pro-Qualcomm/anti-ARM bias in this news piece? Pro shiny new devices and moving Windows into an ARM future, vs. Anti throwing aw
by bluescrn 2y ago
> What’s with the heavy handed pro-Qualcomm/anti-ARM bias in this news piece?
Pro shiny new devices and moving Windows into an ARM future, vs. Anti throwing away loads of work/tech over IP squabbles/greed (whoever is responsible for it)?
- netsharc 2y agoFrom the environmental point of view, it's incredible that they want these machines, built with so much energy and resources (e.g. a chip fab uses a lot of water [1], and a laptop is more than just chips), to just be destroyed... [1] https://www.theverge.com/22628925/water-semiconductor-shortage-arizona-drought https://www.theverge.com/22628925/water-semiconductor-shorta...
- bravetraveler 2y agoCan't let anyone know/feel how we've been drip-fed improvements for personal enrichment
- bluescrn 2y agoPerfectly normal behaviour these days, sadly: https://x.com/RDKLInc/status/1743460577391808825 https://x.com/RDKLInc/status/1743460577391808825 Not to mention the planned obsolecence of non-upgradeable machines with near-unreplaceable battery packs (a very popular 'dark pattern' these days in device design, clearly aimed at encouraging people to replace the entire device more frequently)