Does ARM offer any serious advantage over x86?
http://techcrunch.com/2016/05/17/how-intel-missed-the-iphone-revolution/
>>54630736
Nope. It's actually a lot worse in terms of freedom since they're tied to a platform with no standard bootloader like BIOS or EFI, like x86 does.
You can buy any computer and install whatever the fuck OS you like on them, while a lot of ARM devices have locked bootloaders, and when they're unlocked, you will have to target and compile an OS for that specific device, not to mention Blob galore.
>>54630776
So then what's up with Linux distros and single board computers?
>>54630736
>>54632040
ARM designs can be open when they want to be.
But they rarely want to be, and ARM's business model basically means the platform will always be fragmented and riddled with all kinds of bad proprietary shit that makes an i7 look like a Loongson.
pretty much, intel might be a monopoly but they respect their users more than most chink ARM vendors
>>54630736
I'm saving that pic since I'm so tired of typing out that argument.
This was Intel's real problem:
>The TL;DR of this entire piece is that Intel missed out on the mobile CPU market because that market is a high-volume, low-margin business, and Intel is a high-volume, high-margin company that can’t afford to offer low-margin versions of its products without killing its existing cash cow.
>>54632492
Didn't they end up giving away atoms for cheap though?
>>54632468
This ARM can get fucked.
>>54632799
The right arm or the left arm?
>>54632777
Damage control
>>54632917
Good thing too.
Love my bay trail netbook. Perfect for web browsing, typing up documents, and listening to music. Incredible battery life and smooth performance for the price.
>>54632777
The trouble is if you were a phone maker and you bet your business on cheap atoms, you were also betting your business that Intel would keep atoms cheap after they established a beachhead.
You would either not be able to use the x86 advantage or risk having it taken away.
>>54633085
Could you simply not just switch to an arm manufacturer like mediatek or qualcomm?
>>54633135
Yes, but if you've built your brand by offering x86 compatibility then you're fucked and forced to start all over if Intel alters the deal
>>54633471
Just switch to AMD baka
>>54632777
>>54632917
>>54633074
wut ?intel already ded on mobile no more soc for mobile
http://www.anandtech.com/show/10288/intel-broxton-sofia-smartphone-socs-cancelled
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/04/30/intel_atoms_cancelled/
http://techreport.com/news/30068/intel-cancels-broxton-and-sofia-smartphone-socs
>>54633486
Power consumption
>>54633539
Wat
