How ARM got so successful without the public really noticing
With Intel skipping a &#x27;tick&#x27; and fabs like Samsung and TSMC catching up in process, ARM-based CPUs are competitive in performance with the low end of Intel&#x27;s desktop lines up to Core i5 - and use less power.<p>There seems to be a window for ARM to make inroads into servers, in addition to low-end laptops like Chromebooks.<p>The trend of mobile devices replacing desktops for more and more tasks (&gt; 50% of emails read on mobile, only 10% of people desktop-only) bodes poorly for Wintel.<p>One could foresee an era where one can add a keyboard and big screen to a mobile device like an iPad Pro, and most folks no longer use desktops at all. Phones migrate up to replace desktops, PCs migrate up to the cloud.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.huffingtonpost.com&#x2F;druce-vertes-cfa&#x2F;the-end-of-the-pc_1_b_8613602.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.huffingtonpost.com&#x2F;druce-vertes-cfa&#x2F;the-end-of-th...</a>