Re: Intel's co-CEO claims retailers say Qualcomm-powered PCs have high return rates, points to new competitors with Arm chips coming in 2025

On Fri, 13 Dec 2024 20:05:47 -0500, Joel wrote:

Lol, yeah, this is just growing pains.  Once people actually realize the
benefit of ARM for a laptop, this trend will seem meaningless and
forgotten.

Lenovo is claiming a 28 hour battery life. Is that a truly compelling
reason to go with ARM? Battery life has always been featured in  laptop
reviews but they have to write about something. It's like a long article
about why the 2025 Toyota is so much better than the 2024 Toyota.

I may not be the typical laptop user. I can't remember when the two next
to me were unplugged other than the 6 day power outage in July. Sure, I
see people using laptops in the library but the new library had outlets
all over the place as does my favorite espresso place.

People have developed laptop usage patterns over the last 25 years or so.
Maybe ARM will succeed this time.  Microsoft has tried to chase Apple
before with limited success. Apple was a little cagier too. 'Apple
Silicon' is a nice buzzword that doesn't suggest a new architecture to the
plebes.