No, but following the disruption innovation theory, ARM should soon work its way up, while it will cannibalize Intel and force it to move increasingly upmarket

No, but following the disruption innovation theory, ARM should soon work its way up, while it will cannibalize Intel and force it to move increasingly upmarket (servers, etc) to chase profits. Intel is already losing billions subsidizing Atom chips [1], their "real" competitors to ARM chips, to make them at least semi-attractive to OEMs (which will really get the short end of the stick, if they go with Intel anyway, because if they do help Intel succeed, Intel is going to immediately increase prices on them, to turn the division profitable again). ARM chips don't have to "beat" Intel. They just have to become good enough for desktop performance, while costing much less. [1] - http://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/intel-lose-1bn-quarter-mobile-year-2014-04/ http://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/intel-lose-1b...