Re:Intel dismisses ‘x86 tax’, sees no future for ARM or any ...
by mtgx on Thursday June 14, 2012 @12:23PM
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Apple has no reason whatsoever to switch to Intel for tablets anyway. Even if Intel's chips would be slightly better for that power consumption level, which they aren't, they're maybe half as good, it wouldn't be worth it for Apple to switch.
Not to mention that now Apple has almost full control over their chip, so why would they give that up? I don't know what Tim Cook will do in the future, but if Steve Jobs was still alive, I'm pretty sure he would've switched to ARM for Macbook Air or perhaps a "next-gen Macbook Air" to a 64 bit ARM chip in 2014-2015.
Look at the new iPad and its ARM chip. It can already support well enough a 2k resolution. Can Intel Atom do that right now? I doubt it. Medfield, their "low-power" Atom that is supposed to compete with ARM, can only support 1024x600 right now.
Not to mention that now Apple has almost full control over their chip, so why would they give that up? I don't know what Tim Cook will do in the future, but if Steve Jobs was still alive, I'm pretty sure he would've switched to ARM for Macbook Air or perhaps a "next-gen Macbook Air" to a 64 bit ARM chip in 2014-2015.
Look at the new iPad and its ARM chip. It can already support well enough a 2k resolution. Can Intel Atom do that right now? I doubt it. Medfield, their "low-power" Atom that is supposed to compete with ARM, can only support 1024x600 right now.