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Re:Examining ARM vs. x86 Memory Models with Rust by nindalf on Saturday June 27, 2020 @03:38AM (#23660167)
There’s now 2 incentive to support ARM better - Apple’s move to ARM on the desktop and cheaper cloud bills if you’re willing to use ARM instances. Either one wouldn’t be enough of an incentive, but together it will cause a shift in the next 3-5 years.

Developers will become more aware of the differences between the architectures, tool chains will accommodate both better, people and software will stop assuming they are running on x86 as default. ARM won’t “win” the desktop or the server market, but it will become a viable alternative, squeezing the profits of companies who depend on x86.

Re:Examining ARM vs. x86 Memory Models with Rust by jfkebwjsbx on Saturday June 27, 2020 @11:11AM (#23662318)
> cheaper cloud bills

That remains to be seen.

Re:Examining ARM vs. x86 Memory Models with Rust by nindalf on Saturday June 27, 2020 @12:59PM (#23662976)
Graviton2 instances are available on AWS. They claim 40% better performance than their x86 peers - https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/instance-types/m6/