[Beowulf] More AMD rumors

[Sabuj Pattanayek]

intel may startup their arm division again :

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeanbaptiste/2012/11/19/intel-ceo-fall-signals-move-to-arm-closer-ties-with-apple/

On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 2:20 PM, mathog <mathog at caltech.edu> wrote:
> Should Intel become the sole supplier of x86 chips we can expect
> technological stagnation at ever increasing prices in both the x86
> desktop and laptop markets.  At that point ARM will likely become the
> chip du jour, since there is still competition there, and its use in
> phones, tablets, etc. provides economy of scale.  This will push Apple
> even harder in that direction.  So, somewhat ironically, Intel's finally
> achieving the monopoly in the x86 market that they always wanted may
> coincide with the start of pretty much everybody migrating to another
> processor.
>
> David Mathog
> mathog at caltech.edu
> Manager, Sequence Analysis Facility, Biology Division, Caltech