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Apple’s ARM M1 has been the single biggest success in recent computing history. And now Windows wants a piece of that. In today’s episode we go over why you should care about the forthcoming x86 to ARM transition….if it succeeds.
Hosted by Saqib Tahir
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Chapters
0:34 – History of x86 vs ARM
1:44 – Apple’s transition into ARM with Apple Silicon
3:01 – Why did the MacBook Air M1 became so successful?
4:58 – Why Microsoft’s last ARM attempt failed
6:05 – Secret behind Apple’s success with ARM transition
6:45 – Apple’s advantage with Supply Chain
8:17 – Apple still has dev ecosystem advantage
9:19 – Apple’s compatibility prowess with rosetta
10:38 – Microsoft’s horizontal integration
11:53 – Windows users need more functionality
12:58 – Windows has more open dev ecosystem
14:05 – How Microsoft is solving shortcomings for ARM transition
15:58 – How are Microsoft’s new ARM Laptops?
16:20 – Why should you care about the ARM transition?
16:30 – The competitive landscape of PCs
18:05 – The trickle down economics of innovation
18:56 – Pakistan’s slow moving auto industry – lesson to learn
22:15 – x86 isn’t going anywhere, reap the benefit
22:34 – Teaser to future episode
23:06 – My hypothetical take on device singularity??
24:47 – Reference to references
25:26 – Concern for ARM adoption in terms of flexibility
25:59 – Nature of ARM
27:20 – Windows will be divided forever…probably
29:58 – Follow up: Layoffs at SadaPay – Side effects of getting acquired
30:24 – How Acquisitions work?
32:03 – After show – Tech ke Totkay: Weird Ads on Social Media
Companion Article – ARM vs x86 – What You Need to Know
Further learning and references
ARM vs x86: What’s the difference?
ARM vs x86: Instruction sets, architecture, and all key differences explained
ARM vs. x86: Differences & similarities of both architectures
What is an ARM processor?
WHY X86 NEEDS TO DIE
Why x86 Doesn’t Need to Die
An AnandTech Interview with Jim Keller: ‘The Laziest Person at Tesla’
Nvidia and AMD plan to launch ARM PC chips as soon as 2025, Reuters reports
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