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Re:Apple announces it will switch to its own processors for ... by kllrnohj on Monday June 22, 2020 @06:57PM (#23607907)
> Intel tried to compete in mobile for a long time and failed even with a better manufacturing process.

They didn't fail because of performance, though, they failed because of app support & lack of a quality radio. The CPU performance & efficiency itself was otherwise fine. It wasn't always chart-topping good, but it wasn't bad either.

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Re:Apple announces it will switch to its own processors for ... by klelatti on Monday June 22, 2020 @07:20PM (#23608113)
Agreed - CPUs (at the end at least) were fine. Also they were probably looking for bigger margins than were available.

General point is that I think that Arm has a small architectural advantage due to lack of cruft but that other factors are usually more important - e.g. the resources and quality of team behind implementation.

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