[fpc-other] ARM is the future of desktop

[Graeme Geldenhuys]

On 02/07/2020 5:14 pm, Santiago A. wrote:
> Here is an interesting article by a ex-windows boss. He thinks that in a 
> few years even desktops will be ARM and Intel will be residual. And 
> obviously it will be a mayor problem to Microsoft, whose software is 
> very tied to Intel platform.

Obviously he would say that - working for Apple. Apple marketing at
work. :-D

Not just that... Considering that Apple-on-the-Desktop market share is
only around 9% (as or Jun 2020). I don't think Microsoft has anything
to worry about just yet  - sitting at a comfortable 87% market share as
of Jun 2020.[1]


1.
https://www.netmarketshare.com/operating-system-market-share.aspx?options=%7B%22filter%22%3A%7B%22%24and%22%3A%5B%7B%22deviceType%22%3A%7B%22%24in%22%3A%5B%22Desktop%2Flaptop%22%5D%7D%7D%5D%7D%2C%22dateLabel%22%3A%22Trend%22%2C%22attributes%22%3A%22share%22%2C%22group%22%3A%22platform%22%2C%22sort%22%3A%7B%22share%22%3A-1%7D%2C%22id%22%3A%22platformsDesktop%22%2C%22dateInterval%22%3A%22Monthly%22%2C%22dateStart%22%3A%222019-07%22%2C%22dateEnd%22%3A%222020-06%22%2C%22segments%22%3A%22-1000%22%7D


Regards,
  Graeme

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