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On Sat, 22 Mar 2025 21:55:40 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

> https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/snapdragon-x-powered-surface-
laptop-7-gets-frequently-returned-item-warning-on-amazon>

There has been a discussion in another thread about how aware the average 
user is about the OS they are using. Like the original Windows RT flop, 
they hear Microsoft, Windows, and Surface and click 'Buy'.

They wouldn't know ARM from AMD. I don't know how far Microsoft or vendors 
like Amazon would have to go to educate them or, once educated, if they 
would buy an ARM Surface. That would leave the geeks who know what 
Snapdragon or ARM implies, not a huge market. 

While Microsoft is a huge company they don't have a very good track record 
of being able to focus on more than a couple of things at a time and right 
now it's AI.