narwhal

I feel bad for whatever engineer worked on this for many weeks or months. What a waste for something that won't ever happen. I can only imagine the guffaws at a press event if Apple tried to foist this on consumers again.

OTOH, when will Apple release touchscreen Macs? We've been clamoring for those for at least a decade.

As an Apple user, due to the competition from Qualcomm, I hope we will see lower Mac prices, faster chips, 16GB RAM at a minimum, and touchscreen Macs.

For Windows users, there will be more companies making ARM laptops, and lots of choices. Not all of these will sell, and there could be fierce price competition. I imagine this will severely dent Intel machine sales. On the other hand, Windows on ARM machines have never sold well, so maybe the Snapdragon X Elite won't shake up the industry. If it doesn't, Qualcomm's purchase of Nuvia a few years back will be a bust, and other companies like NVIDIA may be the ones to dominate ARM PCs in the future.

Windows devices being competitive means that Apple will lower prices, add features, and make faster chips. It's a win for Apple customers.

For Microsoft though, it could mean an upheaval. There will suddenly be lots of manufacturers making several Windows on ARM machines, and to date there's been limited demand. Many of these new WOA devices will not sell well and will end up being discounted heavily. And that might tank demand for Intel machines. This would upset the status quo for big-name PC manufacturers.

Qualcomm and Microsoft will debut Snapdragon X Elite Windows laptops in May that they claim match the specs of a base model M3. I suspect Apple wants to release a faster iPad before then to take a bit of wind from their sails.

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