A fellow over at Intel has been slating the ARM processor! The ARM processor is a British engineered processor, which I didn’t know untill shortly before this blog post. But why would Intel be against the mobile processor chip manufacturer? Well lets put it this way, its not where the processor is from.
Arm provide the chips that power the Apple’s iphone and million of mobile users across the world! Not to mention up-coming phones such as the G1 another big contender. But, the main reason behind Intels jealousy! is obviously because their mobile processors are only affecting half a dozen mobile units!
The Intel guy has also stated that the shortcoming of the iphone (what short comings) are not because of the Apple but because of the ARM processor, hmmm I would like to differ.
Intel for some reason state that if you want a fulfilled internet experience then a x86 processor is needed and as the enquirer states, “no matte r how many times an Intel member of staff says this, it just isn’t true!”. so true!
Some interesting additions you must read!
Intel actually mad3e ARM based chips and gave up this right in 2006. They sold the business on to Marvell and as you have guessed it, regretted it ever since.
Again, Intel are spitting out their dummy because the firm is now forced into the low cost, low margin markets. With Intel usually taking 80, 80 % of the market share they are reluctant to go down the ARM route.
I feel Intel are having a Deja Vu moment. What happened with AMD? Intell had alot of competition but now have secured the market place yet again with their enthusiast based systems.
Intel remind me of Microsoft, a cold blooded company that try to dominate the market, company’s like ARM and AMD should stay in the game because its these company’s that help give us enthusiast an alternative! But if you want scalability then Intel is the way, for mobile well ARM is your choice and stay with it!
Soon as Intel move into the mobile sector which they haven’t covered properly It looks like Windows vista mobile will be shortly waiting. BUT! at the same time the current mobile which use microsoft technology just don’t cut it!