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From: Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch>
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Subject: Re: "The first Copilot+ PC has been tested and it destroys the
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Date: Sun, 26 May 2024 08:44:38 -0400
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On 2024-05-26 8:11 a.m., RonB wrote:
> On 2024-05-25, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:
>> On 2024-05-25 1:58 p.m., chrisv wrote:
>>> Andrzej Matuch wrote:
>>>
>>>> As an end-user, it should be the same to me. However, even I think that
>>>> x86-64 needs to go. Considering how far they are able to go with ARM in
>>>> terms of extending battery life, cutting power consumption and removing
>>>> the need for cooling, it only makes sense. It should especially be of
>>>> interest to hippies if they are truly concerned about society's general
>>>> energy usage.
>>>
>>> I think that with x86-64 going to the big.little architecture, it
>>> should remain competitive in the power department.  In general use,
>>> the efficient cores will doing almost all the work.
>>
>> The x86-64 architecture isn't going anywhere because Intel and AMD have
>> invested too heavily into it. Its demise will come when people stop
>> considering chips by those two companies. That will only happen when the
>> disadvantages of using processors by either corporation become too
>> obvious to ignore.
> 
> According to links rbowman posted, Intel will be producing ARM chips and, I
> think, AMD has worked out some kind of deal with nVidia to produce ARM
> chips.

They will produce them, but I doubt that they will focus entirely on 
that. Like I said, they've already invested so much into producing the 
x86-64 chips that even if they were to decide to focus on ARM 
development, they wouldn't just abandon it. I see no long-term future 
for x86-64 myself, mostly because it truly can't compete with something 
that doesn't have all of the archaic code bogging it down. However, a 
lot of companies probably need a chip which will run their ancient 
software. Unless the emulation offered on ARM is stellar - and I'm sure 
it will be - people will want the older architecture.

-- 
Andrzej (Andre) Matuch
TG: @AndrzejMatuch
Catholic, paleoconservative, Christ is king.