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> Just wondering if they could gradually creep into the market for desktop cpus as well. Much like I was hoping that PPC would dethrone IA-32 back in the day (
by prodigal_erik 17y ago
> Just wondering if they could gradually creep into the market for desktop cpus as well.
Much like I was hoping that PPC would dethrone IA-32 back in the day (I think Linux, OS/2, and NT were all just about ready to support it) but it seems economies of scale are everything.
I'd buy an ARM and a desktop motherboard just to mess around with, but I've literally never seen a local screwdriver shop that carried them even for smoke tests. I guess they're doing fine without hobbyists.
- Tuna-Fish 17y agoArm is creeping toward bigger market share trough netbooks -- if if can succeed there, it will become more available as a desktop choice. Lacking that, just go buy a Nokia n900 (or an used n810 or something), and code for it.
- Avshalom 17y agoThe Beagle Board is probably the closest thing there is to a desktop MB that uses the Cortex chips.