On 19 February 2011 07:41, eric b <eric.bach...@free.fr> wrote: > Hi, > > For your information : > http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=117017 > > Linux ARM is extremely promising for the future, and imho it worth to > improve it asap. >
Why is MS porting Windows to ARM? - There is at least a significant chance that as mobile technologies move up into the desktop and laptop space, ARM designs will largely displace x86 as the standard for general purpose computing. ARM is licensed to multiple manufacturers and is significantly more efficient in terms of energy needed per software transaction. ARM core designs integrate well with other chip designs eg Nvidia graphics etc. and are low cost to manufacture. Multiple ARM cores will fit on small bits of silicon. The ARM designers had very little money so they built something simple and efficient. This gives it competitive advantage over x86 particularly but not only in mobile markets. Unless Intel license Atom designs to other manufacturers and improve those designs quite a lot, they are not going to compete in this market in the longer term. Interesting times ahead. Thanks, > Eric Bachard > > -- > qɔᴉɹə > Education Project: http://education.openoffice.org > Projet OOo4Kids : http://wiki.ooo4kids.org/index.php/Main_Page > L'association EducOOo : http://www.educoo.org > Blog : http://eric.bachard.org/news > -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications The Schools ITQ www.theINGOTs.org +44 (0)1827 305940 You have received this email from the following company: The Learning Machine Limited, Reg Office, 36 Ashby Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8AQ. Reg No: 05560797, Registered in England and Wales.
