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I also wonder why more people haven't mentioned the A4. Intel seriously needs their asses kicked. The A4 isn't going to be open tech by any measure, but the fact that it was possible may mean we will get more attention/innovation in that area-- not open by a direct technical standpoint, but openness in terms of market options/competition.

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98% of smartphones use at least one ARM CPU. Intel is and has been for a long time a joke in the embedded scene. The only thing that's been propping them up in laptops has been the need to use Windows, IMHO; as such they're in trouble.

I was wondering what Samsung(current manufacture of the 3GS's A8 processor) was thinking during the announcement. With the iPad using in-house silicon I will bet the next iphone will as well. This is going to hurt any future ARM manufacturer that Apple might have used.

I'm hearing quite a bit of speculation that Samsung is the fab for the A4. If so, they are still getting a slice of the action.

Aren't the terms for licensing ARM pretty liberal by CPU standards?

Sure, and if the iPad succeeds, we will hopefully see more of them being fielded. This would be an opportunity for them to break the choke-hold Intel has over the processor market.

edit: I mean seriously, do you think Apple is going to sell the A4 and become a chip producer? This move is a win for ARM.

Almost every non-laptop mobile device has an ARM in it... There have been more ARM CPUs built than people alive. It has been winning for a long time.

There have been more ARM CPUs built than people alive. It has been winning for a long time.

When I read this, I hear the soundtrack for the first Terminator movie.

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