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 2024-12-17, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:

Le 2024-12-17 à 03:19, RonB a écrit :

On 2024-12-16, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:

Le 2024-12-16 à 05:29, RonB a écrit :

On 2024-12-16, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:

Le 2024-12-15 à 17:24, Lawrence D'Oliveiro a écrit :

On Sun, 15 Dec 2024 08:49:22 -0500, CrudeSausage wrote:
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Le 2024-12-14 à 17:16, Lawrence D'Oliveiro a écrit :
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On Sat, 14 Dec 2024 07:56:30 -0500, CrudeSausage wrote:
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Higher performance per watt which leads to lower power use and
therefore improved battery life. Whether Intel and AMD want to admit
it or not, people _do_ want to have a computer which can handle a
whole day's work on a single charge and which won't increase
electrical bills.

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Sure. But Windows can never give it to them.

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It can and it already does on Snapdragon offerings.

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Only with ARM-native code, of which there is precious little, with no sign
of the situation improving.

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Which is part of why I am suggesting that anyone interested in using an
ARM-equipped machine shouldn't hold their breath that Microsoft will do
a decent job and simply go straight to Apple. I am very much interested
in ARM machines which is why the next laptop is likely to be an Apple.

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But only if they play Windows video games?

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I'm getting to a point where the only thing I want to play is NHL, and
that game is console-only. I don't have the time or energy to play those
3D games anymore.

 
My kids have game consoles, but still want to play Windows video games. They
occasionally try to get me interested in some of them — but I guess I'm just
too old. The last video game I was fairly good at was Pong. About all I play
on my computer is Solitaire or Mahjong, and Pinochle on the smartphone.

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The appeal of playing a game on the PC is the ability to play anywhere
through a laptop. If they're trying to do it on their desktop, I don't
see the benefit except for greater graphics than what a console can
handle. I actually find that fairly ridiculous since both the PS5 and
the Xbox Series X plays games natively in 4k. I'm not sure why a gamer
would need more than that.

"Anywhere" for these kids is basically at home. They have an older brother
who uses a gaming laptop (not nearly into games as much as they are), but
they kind of feel "sorry" for him — like he's got an inferior experience.

There is also the benefit of games being cheaper on the PC since you're
not stuck to one marketplace. After all, if Steam is selling your title
for $50 but you can get it at the Epic Game Store for $25, why wouldn't
you?

I guess I can see that point.

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