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bygstoddart ( 321705 ) writes:
Given that Windows RT and RT 8.1 were designed for power economizing devices sporting 32-bit ARM architecture, and never had the same functionality -- to many users' frustration -- as full-blown Windows 8 and 8.1, it comes as little surprise that the RT versions of the operating system should be left out of the latest update loop
In the Microsoft view of the world, all devices will become power hogs which are comparable to a desktop, because they've completely missed the fucking point.
I think this is why MS'
byc2me2 ( 2202232 ) writes:
As usual, you're working hard to spin things in the most negative light you can.
ARM is a power-efficient platform, but nothing prevents Intel (or someone else) from producing a power-efficient x86/x64 platform. Even the *current* Surface Pro 3 (which is a full i5 processor) can run for about 8 hours doing a "normal" workload. Reference: http://www.techradar.com/revie... [techradar.com]
Intel is going to continue to improve the power efficiency of its processors, either by improving the power of Atom, or by further reduci
bygstoddart ( 321705 ) writes:
As usual, you're working hard to spin things in the most negative light you can.
Honestly, it's not that hard.
ARM is a power-efficient platform, but nothing prevents Intel (or someone else) from producing a power-efficient x86/x64 platform.
And you know what, insisting on doing that basically means we're stuck with the same architectures and other baggage we've had for years. It's corporate inertia and laziness.
Love 'em or hate 'em, both iOS and Android did new thingsonnew platforms, and did them different
byspire3661 ( 1038968 ) writes:
Dude, ubiquity and compatibility over new and shiny. ARM SUCCKKKKKSSSSSSSS compared to x86 in these areas. Shrunk down x86 is a MUCH smarter path, even with all the cruft.
bygstoddart ( 321705 ) writes:
I was really hoping they could throw away the cruft and start fresh, like Android and iOS did.
The way forward isn't slavishly doing the same thing you've been doing for 25+ years.
To me, this just entrenches that we're stuck with every bit of crap baggage Microsoft has been carting around, and that they will essentially keep doing the exact same thing.
So, I like them for a desktop or a server ... but I think they're going to fail miserably for mobile devices.
Essentially they're just going to ram through the
byspire3661 ( 1038968 ) writes:
"The way forward isn't slavishly doing the same thing you've been doing for 25+ years."
You dont throw away what works just because its old. Shrunken x86 is still better then the best ARM designs. ARM will NEVER be better than Intel at making chips, they dont have the R&D that Intel does.Intel is not not going to fail miserably for mobile devices, the 8" windows tablets that are out right now are KILLER,. My Android TV Nexus Player runs Intel as well. Dell makes intel Android tablets. Bay Trail is absolutely LIGHT YEARS ahead of the best ARM designs, even Apple's A8X.
You should be blown away by what Intel has been able to accomplish, rather than lament an inferior design should win.
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