CPU Diversification: Ubuntu's Gain, Microsoft's Loss
Jun 04, 2009, 12:02 (5 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Christopher Tozzi)
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"Apple's decision in 2006 to ditch the PowerPC architecture in
favor of Intel CPUs meant that Windows could run on virtually every
consumer-class desktop and laptop computer in the world--a goal
towards which Microsoft had worked for more than a decade, as it
promoted the x86 architecture over its alternatives.
"But that success was short-lived, as ARM chips, like Qualcomm's
Snapdragon (which was recently previewed in netbooks at Computex in
Taiwan), stand poised to attack the market share of x86 CPUs."
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