[GLLUG] The beginning of the end for Wintel?

[Michael Rudas]

A "Tegra 2" system-on-a chip (SoC) dual-core ARM-based micro-desktop
that runs Ubuntu or Android 3.0 is about to be released (by the end of
April, according to the developers).  Despite its small size, it seems
to be packed with features.  For many people, this would be enough
computer to do what they need...
<http://mrpogson.com/2011/03/10/april-2011-the-month-the-desktop-changes>

NVIDIA's founder says that this is just the beginning--the successors
to the current-generation Tegra chips will be ever-more-powerful, yet
still highly efficient.
<http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/04/idUS1863188220110304>

For example, the quad-core "Tegra 3"--code-name Kal-El--is due this summer.
<http://pocketnow.com/android/nvidia-quad-core-kal-el-in-android-devices-this-summer>

Texas Instruments isn't standing still, either--though *their*
quad-core ARM SoC takes a substantially different approach.
<http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/mobile/display/20110207230609_Texas_Instruments_Reveals_Quad_Core_2GHz_ARM_SoC_with_Stereo_3D_Support.html>

I predict interesting times ahead for all of us, including Intel and
Microsoft.  The Sandy Bridge fabrication glitch HAS to hurt--and I
predict that Windows-on-ARM will be too little, too late..
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2378975,00.asp>

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