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Re:Intel dismisses ‘x86 tax’, sees no future for ARM or any ... by Codhisattva on Thursday June 14, 2012 @12:24PM (#4112096)
_I begin to wonder what this means for Apple_

There is no doubt in my mind that Apple will jump to Intel mobile chips as soon as Intel can meet Apple's needs.

Number one compelling reason: Samsung is Apple's foundry.

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Re:Intel dismisses ‘x86 tax’, sees no future for ARM or any ... by thoughtsimple on Thursday June 14, 2012 @01:07PM (#4112354)
I can see Apple going with Intel as a foundry for ARM SoC but I doubt they will switch to x86.
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