If ARM takes over entirely it will be a long wait I'm sure. <br>ARM CPU's could be perfect for a small netbook that gets crazy long battery life and such.... But that market for people who purchased those is gone... They just use their phones maybe a tablet. <br>With time Apple I am sure will represent ARM based CPU's full potential by the time a Mac Pro releases with ARM.<br>But even when that day comes... Here is what will save x86 regardless I feel for some time to come.<br>The next gen consoles will still be x86, That should prevent any serious adoption of ARM based tech by game developers. <br>Because they would be back to porting games again... &amp; likely will prove not to be worth it. <br>Mind you, the other industries all it will take is good cost compared to performance &amp; all the software they care about jumping ship. <br>I also wouldn't count out Intel or AMD on the x86 side... With the pressure on who knows what changes could be made to optimize the x86 architecture to compete with ARM &amp; ensure there is no reason for anyone else to even consider switching. <br>In the same breath.... This may still just be all meaningless. <br>The profit is dead... Steve Jobs is no longer with Apple to predict the future of tech. <br>Can we really assume Tim "Apple"(Cook) has the ability to see into the future? Some of his decisions seem to suggest no....