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kkaske ◴[24 Sep 25 23:56 UTC] No.45367458[source]▶

If Snapdragon (or ARM players in general) wanted to challenge x86 and Apple dominance, do they need to compete in the exact same arena? Could they carve out a niche (example: ultra-efficient always-on machines) and then expand?

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0x457 ◴[25 Sep 25 00:16 UTC] No.45367645[source]▶

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Are you aware of countless SoCs meant for use in smartphones and below? This is them expanding.

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1. adrr ◴[25 Sep 25 00:32 UTC] No.45367771[source]▶

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Also a bunch of Chromebooks with MediaTek chips.

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