Tricky Bits with Rob and PJ

Microsoft's Arming with ARM for the Future...But Is This a Break From History?

May 27, 2024 Rob Wyatt and PJ McNerney Season 1 Episode 19
Microsoft's Arming with ARM for the Future...But Is This a Break From History?
Tricky Bits with Rob and PJ
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Tricky Bits with Rob and PJ
Microsoft's Arming with ARM for the Future...But Is This a Break From History?
May 27, 2024 Season 1 Episode 19
Rob Wyatt and PJ McNerney

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Microsoft recently introduced its CoPilot + PCs as a fully integrated lineup...based on ARM processors (Qualcomm's Snapdragon specifically), unified memory, and requirements around the onboard TPUs.

Hmm...sound very Apple-like, no?

With an apparent revitalized push back into the consumer space, what does this mean for the future of the hardware? Specifically, the Wintel era meant infinite flexibility, configurability, and backwards compatibility, stemming all the way back in time.

Will the voices of prosumer builders be silenced on Windows? Will developers rejoice as Windows powered machines with MacBook form factors come to bear? Could this actually be better for everyone to have more stable hardware platforms?

Come join us as we dive into these topics to prognosticate towards a potentially better future for computing...

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Microsoft recently introduced its CoPilot + PCs as a fully integrated lineup...based on ARM processors (Qualcomm's Snapdragon specifically), unified memory, and requirements around the onboard TPUs.

Hmm...sound very Apple-like, no?

With an apparent revitalized push back into the consumer space, what does this mean for the future of the hardware? Specifically, the Wintel era meant infinite flexibility, configurability, and backwards compatibility, stemming all the way back in time.

Will the voices of prosumer builders be silenced on Windows? Will developers rejoice as Windows powered machines with MacBook form factors come to bear? Could this actually be better for everyone to have more stable hardware platforms?

Come join us as we dive into these topics to prognosticate towards a potentially better future for computing...