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Will Intel share PPC's fate?

rjcalifornia said:
I doubt it too. It would be very interesting to see that happening. And since there's a Windows 8 for ARM.... :confused:
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Tablets. Everyone knows Microsoft is trying to make a 'one size fits all' OS with Windows 8. One suited for anything from a low end ARM tablet to a quad core i7 workstation.

Only thing is.... It's complete and utter s*** & doesn't work at all.
 
Goftrey said:
Only thing is.... It's complete and utter s*** & doesn't work at all.
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:rolleyes: Speak for yourself. I think it's good. 9/10 I'm only using the same software so all I do is pin it to the taskbar so the desktop works just as it did in Vista, 7 etc., anyway Windows 8.1 addresses some concerns like allowing to boot directly into the desktop.

Also, don't knock it until you've used it everyday for around a month. I'm just so sick of people jumping on the hate-bandwagon before actually trying it properly, it's like people just buying Apple gear to look "cool".
 
ihuman:D said:
:rolleyes: Speak for yourself. I think it's good. 9/10 I'm only using the same software so all I do is pin it to the taskbar so the desktop works just as it did in Vista, 7 etc., anyway Windows 8.1 addresses some concerns like allowing to boot directly into the desktop.

Also, don't knock it until you've used it everyday for around a month. I'm just so sick of people jumping on the hate-bandwagon before actually trying it properly, it's like people just buying Apple gear to look "cool".
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Oh I've used it... A LOT.

It works as well as Windows 7/Vista/XP did but with the mish-mash of both the new tiled UI & the classic desktop environment it just seems like it's going through some sort of an identity crisis.

I'm not jumping 'on the hate bandwagon' - I got bored with Windows by the time 7 came around as it was just really stale & there was no innovation (bar Aero-snap :p) present. Windows 8 tried & has succeeded in spicing things up a lot & when I first saw it was impressed.

When the day comes that they learn that an ideal multi-touch tablet user interface & an ideal mouse & keyboard desktop user interface are two very different things & start to implement the changes in different form factors. THEN I'll be happy & will stop whinging :)
 
Goftrey said:
Oh I've used it... A LOT.

It works as well as Windows 7/Vista/XP did but with the mish-mash of both the new tiled UI & the classic desktop environment it just seems like it's going through some sort of an identity crisis.

I'm not jumping 'on the hate bandwagon' - I got bored with Windows by the time 7 came around as it was just really stale & there was no innovation (bar Aero-snap :p) present. Windows 8 tried & has succeeded in spicing things up a lot & when I first saw it was impressed.

When the day comes that they learn that an ideal multi-touch tablet user interface & an ideal mouse & keyboard desktop user interface are two very different things & start to implement the changes in different form factors. THEN I'll be happy & will stop whinging :)
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Fair enough. Your mileage may vary. :)
Most people who keep b*tching about it haven't even tried it and I'm just so sick of people like that.
 
rjcalifornia said:
I like Windows 8 :D
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As do I. I think its the future. Touch interface and old school interface in one.

As for Intel sharing the face.

IBM stopped making a good product that was workable, they were more interested in gaming consoles and server and mainframe CPUs than they were making CPUs for apple. Even with Apples sales figures, IBM probably wouldnt be very interested.

Intel is not an IBM, its in their interest to keep customers around.
 
SlCKB0Y said:
It not likely to be anywhere near this powerful and I would bet that on purely CPU based tasks even an Atom from a few years ago would completely crunch it.
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Well, benchmarks show A7 is quite competitive compared to the new Atom Z3770, so its not that far off from the mobile C2D performance.
 
Given that data from Anandtech and Apple's history with their A series line of CPUs - just look at the raw performance jump with each generation - if Apple can find a way to continue what they've been doing with that line, it will not be long before we see experimental or even production Apple devices blurring the line between Mac and iOS device.
 
Goftrey said:
In my opinion it'll go one of two ways;

1. Apple drops the whole Macintosh line altogether & turns it's complete focus to consumer portables in iPhones & iPads.

or (more likely) 2. Apple will continue to make OS X as iOS'eque as possible & will switch to ARM chips when the technology is ready. This would also give Apple a fantastic opportunity to sell every single app on the App Store made for the iPhone compatible with their Mac line.

My business head on = it's a no brainer for Apple. As soon as ARM is ready - go for it. How long it'll take though is another question altogether.
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Then even I can be be negligent in switching processors!
 
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