Should Intel become the sole supplier of x86 chips we can expect technological stagnation at ever increasing prices in both the x86 desktop and laptop markets. At that point ARM will likely become the chip du jour, since there is still competition there, and its use in phones, tablets, etc. provides economy of scale. This will push Apple even harder in that direction. So, somewhat ironically, Intel's finally achieving the monopoly in the x86 market that they always wanted may coincide with the start of pretty much everybody migrating to another processor.
David Mathog mat...@caltech.edu Manager, Sequence Analysis Facility, Biology Division, Caltech _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
