To: ShadowAce; SunkenCiv; Grampa Dave
Some background ...on the supposed announcement. I haven't found it yet....Saw the Google Home announcement.
But missed the first X minutes and that of the Pixel ...whatever,. Looking for more details.
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
The ARM world is gradually superseding the x86/amd64 world [ ... ]and PC sales are in a long-term decline.
Nonsense. Real work on desktops and servers are done on x86 (and some other boutique non-ARM processors) and a smartphone or ARM-based pad computer will not replace the database, CAD, serious number crunching, 3D modeling, animation, AI that requires real horse power. Both technologies will be used for the most efficient purpose side by side.
Last Spring, Forbes reported that PC sales are down 10%, or where they were in 2007, big deal. They might go down another 10% if grandma decides to use a phablet instead of a laptop or desktop. That doesn't drive the industry. When I replace my six year old i5 (with 1TB SSD) for crunching 3,000,000 record relational databases and 1,012 fields with a smart phone plugged into my 27" monitor, or even an ARM desktop, then I might concede a point.
4 posted on
10/04/2016 12:09:15 PM PDT by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
I am much in favor of my VMs. Especially the XPP one.
6 posted on
10/04/2016 12:20:51 PM PDT by
Paladin2
(auto spelchk? BWAhaha2haaa.....I aint't likely fixin' nuttin'. Blame it on the Bossa Nova...)
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