After seeing the progress made by the Apple M1 CPU compared to existing x86 from Intel or AMD, do you believe the future is going to be mostly driven by ARM CPUs? #m1 #arm #cpu #x86

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@boilingsteam I hope not, x86 is at least somewhat open, while Arm is really locked down. Imagine having to flash computers like phones, possibly bricking them in the process, just to install a new/different OS.

@predator8bit ARM is mainly locked down because of the different manufacturers preferring them to be locked down: they don't publish open drivers or any documentation for any of the chip they produce which is why most of the devices cannot be updated.

@boilingsteam I know, I just don't expect it to be any different for the laptops and desktops that will come with Arm

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