Thread: Nokia + Intel - Does that mean we're going X86?
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2010-04-22 , 15:22
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Originally Posted by jsa View Post
3) ARM only designs CPU's, then licence them for manufacturers to build and that's it. What would Nokia get from partnering with them directly?
Well... that in the context of apple buying them - that would certainly create a loss.
Anyway the rumors of ARM being bought by apple freak me out.

Brand is very important. Most basic users have no idea of what ARM is. If you'd present them a high end ARM notebook and a low end Intel, most of them would choose the one they've heard of.
But I guess you are right about not comparing the PC market with the mobile market and manufacturers will choose X86 when/if it will be "ripe".

I'm glad to be using linux and being able those whenever I want from whatever I want (ARM/X86)
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