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Moore's Law Is Becoming Irrelevant, Says ARM's Boss

Posted by Soulskill on from the not-useful-anymoore dept.

holy_calamity writes "PCs will inevitably shift over to ARM-based chips because efficiency now matters more than gains in raw performance, the CEO of chip designer ARM tells MIT Technology Review. He also says the increasing adoption of ARM-based suppliers is good for innovation (and for prices) because it spurs a competitive environment. 'There’s been a lot more innovation in the world of mobile phones over the last 15-20 years than there has been in the world of PCs.'"

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  1. Re:Not built for speed?!? by poetmatt · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    probably 50-75% of the reason for this is the focus on DRM and security. Other OS's outside of windows do not experience this type of bloat shit. It is marked as a regression and fixed.