On Sat, 8 Dec 2012 19:25:55 -0800 Grant <emailgr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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. x86 has already lost the fight in the portable market (phones, tablets) and truth be told never really got going there. For everything else, I don't see ARM making much inroads. There's a hug server market out there for things with computing grunt and the software that drives them - x86 isn't going away in that market anytime soon. But this is an old, old, old argument. People predicted the demise of mainframes for years when x86 started becoming a quite powerful cpu. The current truth is that IBM sell more mainframes year on year, growth is more than mere inflation can account for, and mainframes are just getting stronger. So x86 didn't kill the mainframe, instead x86 played a huge role in making both stronger. I see no reason to believe the same story won't play out exactly the same all over again between x86 and ARM. -- Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com
