 Count ZeroMD2BePremium
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Warner Robins, GA | Interesting criticism And pray tell what division in Google does he work for? Wouldn't be their Android mobile platform division would it? 
Why switch processors? It may make sense in the future, but for now wouldn't it require re-writing a LOT of code... similar to the PowerPC --> Intel transition? |
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| said by Count Zero:Why switch processors? It may make sense in the future, but for now wouldn't it require re-writing a LOT of code... similar to the PowerPC --> Intel transition? ARM is a standard (though, various versions do exist). There are a lot of manufactures of ARM processors. It would be nothing at all like PowerPC to Intel x86 (those were two different architectures). The Intel chip in this case is probably faster and consumes less power, so it would have been worth it for us users; and of course, more expinsive for Apple.
The main differences in switching processors in this case would be pin outs of the chips themselves and potential variances in power requirements.
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Warner Robins, GA | Oh ok I thought the Intel processor would be more akin to PPC->Intel rather than AMD x86 -> Intel x86.
I just remember back in my PDA days of carrying an XScale Intel processor and having to make sure any applications I downloaded were for the xscale and not ARM processor. |
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Gurnee, IL | reply to Lumberjack
said by Lumberjack:said by Count Zero:Why switch processors? It may make sense in the future, but for now wouldn't it require re-writing a LOT of code... similar to the PowerPC --> Intel transition? ARM is a standard (though, various versions do exist). There are a lot of manufactures of ARM processors. It would be nothing at all like PowerPC to Intel x86 (those were two different architectures). The Intel chip in this case is probably faster and consumes less power, so it would have been worth it for us users; and of course, more expinsive for Apple. The main differences in switching processors in this case would be pin outs of the chips themselves and potential variances in power requirements. I'd take any combination of ARM cores over the Atom/whatever else anyday. The ARM11 uses significantly less power then the Atom and is still quite powerful.
I doubt apple would ever move to anything else anyways. It's not like the iPhone needs any more computing power then it does. The iPhone is still quite a few leaps away from being a true smartphone. |
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XScale ran ARM processor code. The problem was you didn't get much benefit from having XScale if the application wasnt't optimized for it. |
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patcat88
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said by Count Zero:Why switch processors? It may make sense in the future, but for now wouldn't it require re-writing a LOT of code... similar to the PowerPC --> Intel transition? Switching CPUs for applications is instantaneous, its just compiler options. Its like compiling Windows x86 app for Windows Alpha CPU.
The only problem is with drivers and OS APIs, since switching CPUs often changes memory layout, busses, chips, register maps of various chips, process managment, paging, multitasking. |
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join:2001-02-14
Brooklyn, NY | reply to Count Zero
said by Count Zero:And pray tell what division in Google does he work for? Wouldn't be their Android mobile platform division would it? Why switch processors? It may make sense in the future, but for now wouldn't it require re-writing a LOT of code... similar to the PowerPC --> Intel transition? I doubt he's working there - he's way too clueless for that.
His utterly stupid comment about Atom tells me he never bothered reading even the most basic facts about it i.e. its pretty crappy energy consumption when compared to most ARM solutions: »www.anandtech.com/showdoc.aspx?i=3276&p=18
Well, he's comment is just talk from some kid from Google, take it what it's worth...
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Warner Robins, GA | So you're thinking... receptionist/janitorial? |
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