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To: combjelly who wrote (257529)	12/24/2008 1:52:56 PM
From: wbmw	Respond to of 275872

Re: "Your response on PDAs and God knows what else doesn't seem to apply. " >> Why wouldn't it? You seem to be claiming that the exact nature of the implementation would affect the performance. Now you're just being silly. PDAs are not the same thing as Netbooks, so why should they apply? Netbooks have a far larger form factors, larger screens, and looser requirements in terms of power envelope, which can affect performance in a big way. Not to mention the larger screen takes up a larger percentage of the device's power budget, meaning the power advantages of ARM processors will get marginalized to the end-user. Re: Now, I will grant you that changing the screen size can make a big difference, but there is no reason to suspect that the graphics engines are weaker than what Intel is using. You're the one changing subjects. We have been talking about Netbooks all along, starting with the article someone posted about ARM challenging Intel in the Netbook space. As for screen size, I am talking about the impact to power, not performance. I assume ARM can drive the pixels on screen as fast as Intel's display logic, and any performance difference is likely to be in terms of 3D acceleration - something we don't have a lot of data on. Re: The software stack is going to be similar, if not identical to the smartphones using Linux. That in itself is going to be an impact. People buying Netbooks are looking for more of a PC experience with a UI capable of launching programs and navigating easily. The Smartphone operating systems were designed to be light weight and amenable to 2-4" screens. It would be inappropriate to put the same interface on a 5-9" screen. (Then again, maybe you are fine with it, but this comment more applies to the broader market).