From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E32C1381F4 for ; Sun, 9 Dec 2012 23:26:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id A279521C099; Sun, 9 Dec 2012 23:25:44 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ee0-f53.google.com (mail-ee0-f53.google.com [74.125.83.53]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 462CA21C04E for ; Sun, 9 Dec 2012 23:23:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ee0-f53.google.com with SMTP id c50so1289306eek.40 for ; Sun, 09 Dec 2012 15:23:28 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=JWWsJp4tlf1YfV9xdtvXzbA7sw2Dh3IhDCq1dXa9RtI=; b=NkxOnZ/bfW7tXTQ970fMFCoiSdxX0HkMX05H82AuFd92bGi/FkAn0V0cH5zntdFycw lob+xy4LmdsAnm2cZtjPEq2DUHTuo5LBqCJxDn/82Nj0itU4omK+PePbxX407J2ZJKHP GQIZJK1aGemlTsqSxjknQ82zAZBlJB2TvJCdFjO+e1kOXBL/osJmTi96e9KTXDGAU4qv R1wqd4GGKBbX5JteT1Gas4WKio9ed1JUHoXKKa/LcDa6LZlQ+vaZlbovOd+pyCegdjqF yzIZRpB98rI/TanW0sOFSHRTVIY67rIoWl6sesvzkAh4MDb7ajXX/08AtgynyzJckUOb 1fGQ== Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.14.214.132 with SMTP id c4mr42741291eep.18.1355095408862; Sun, 09 Dec 2012 15:23:28 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.223.158.68 with HTTP; Sun, 9 Dec 2012 15:23:28 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20121209100322.009e6fe9@khamul.example.com> References: <20121209100322.009e6fe9@khamul.example.com> Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2012 15:23:28 -0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Will ARM take over the world? From: Grant To: Gentoo mailing list Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b621df87b641504d073bcb0 X-Archives-Salt: 0fdb37f9-7a2c-44a1-a5ed-d1f7441cb9b5 X-Archives-Hash: c66c88f3a463ca0400b5001d8e29cb92 --047d7b621df87b641504d073bcb0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > It seems like ARM processors will destroy x86 before too long. Does > > anyone think this won't happen? > > > > - Grant > > Yes me. > > ARM will take over where it makes sense and won't where it doesn't. > > For desktops and laptops, x86 was used simply because there was nothing > else, so x86 is going to have to fight for it's survival in the > whole bottom and middle range there. And won't the manufacturers be more inclined to use a processor they can manufacture themselves under license than buy one from Intel or AMD? And won't end users be more inclined to buy them since they'll be cheaper? - Grant --047d7b621df87b641504d073bcb0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > It seems like ARM processors will destroy x86 before too long. = =A0Does
> > anyone think this won't happen?
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&g= t; > - Grant
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> Yes me.
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> ARM will take over = where it makes sense and won't where it doesn't.
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> For desktops and laptops, x86 was used simply because there wa= s nothing
> else, so x86 is going to have to fight for it's survi= val in the
> whole bottom and middle range there.

And won= 't the manufacturers be more inclined to use a processor they can manuf= acture themselves under license than buy one from Intel or AMD? =A0And won&= #39;t end users be more inclined to buy them since they'll be cheaper?<= /div>

- Grant
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