Re: Windows-on-ARM Laptop Is A “Frequently-Returned Item” On Amazon

On Mon, 3/24/2025 1:21 PM, CrudeSausage wrote:

On 2025-03-24 1:14 p.m., rbowman wrote:

On Mon, 24 Mar 2025 08:54:49 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
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Considering how there is not yet a successor to the Snapdragon X Elite
available, I don't see why they would feel the need to produce new
models. Let the company release a new processor, and the manufacturers
will follow with computers based on it. As it is, Snapdragon is playing
catch-up to Apple's ARM chips.

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https://www.xda-developers.com/qualcomms-exclusivity-deal-is-about-to-end-
with-some-big-implications-on-the-horizon/
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The Microsoft/Qualcomm deal damped down the competition. AMD was working
on an ARM processor that was supposed to hit the market this year but I
haven't heard anything about it lately.
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Nvidia was supposed to have a consumer processor out this fall but I don't
know what backing out of Arm implies.
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https://www.reuters.com/technology/nvidia-cuts-stake-arm-holdings-invests-
chinas-weride-2025-02-14/
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That AI squirrel is so tempting to chase.

 
I don't need the AI myself but I'm already seeing some teachers clamoring about Co-Pilot. I'm getting the feeling that they're using the tool to create exercises or exams based on material found in an online textbook. It's actually not a bad use, but it only highlights the fact that all of us could and probably will be replaced by AI in the future.
 

That can't happen at the current level of achievement.

And AI will have a strange delivery in any case.

If anyone makes an AI breakthrough, they can't release it!
It will have military defense implications, and will have
to be hidden. You can't be delivering a "FOSS version of Skynet for PC".

For the time being, we will be seeing the shovel-ware versions.

In that sense, your job can't be replaced, until there
are two million robots with precise gunsights "and a plan".
Once the skies are buzzing with smart bombs, you'll be
receiving the "8K version of ChessMaster" you always wanted :-)

   Paul