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Is ARM the only way to get there? And if so, why isn't Microsoft pushing for Windows on ARM? Are they too busy working on Copilot?

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[–] RION@hexbear.net 11 points 3 weeks ago

Is ARM the only way to get there?

Lunar Lake disproves this pretty handily IMO, incredible leap in efficiency while still on x86.

As for Apple's superiority, consider that they've got tons more cash to burn on R&D as well as a narrower set of products/use cases to build for. So they can afford to drop the money making the best premium chips for personal & professional use, while Intel has to consider everything from $600 laptops to $17,000 server processors