LXer: ARM makes its attack on the server market official

LXer · 12-14-2010, 03:50 PM

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ARM Holdings has officially acknowledged its plans to take on Intel in the server market. However, CEO Warren East is quoted as adding that ARM licensees won't begin to erode Intel's market share until 2014. As Intel pushes to expand its technology into the rapidly growing mobile device space, officials with ARM Holdings -- whose chip designs dominate the smartphone market -- are countering by saying they plan to take on Intel in the server arena.

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H_TeXMeX_H · 12-15-2010, 01:46 AM

It's a mistake to try. I think they may go bankrupt if they're not careful.

Jeebizz · 12-15-2010, 09:48 AM

Is ARM even relevant in areas other than portable devices? ARM never could produce a processor with raw power, compared to Intel or hell even the castrated version of the PPC for Mac.

brianL · 12-15-2010, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeebizz

ARM never could produce a processor with raw power.

Yeah, they're hARMless.

TobiSGD · 12-15-2010, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeebizz

Is ARM even relevant in areas other than portable devices? ARM never could produce a processor with raw power, compared to Intel or hell even the castrated version of the PPC for Mac.

They don't need to. Compare the energy efficiency of a current Xeon processor and a current ARM processor. This is what it is all about.

Jeebizz · 12-15-2010, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by brianL

Yeah, they're hARMless.

Which is too bad for them; though they did supply the processor to my beloved 3DO gaming console, ARM60