Anybody still hate x86 on principal?

[psxphill]

Is there anybody here who stills hates x86 because PowerPC was better?
If so did you have no problem buying an ARM device?

Coming from 6502 I didn't have a major problem with x86, especially as it paid he bills.
 
I never got into PowerPC & if Apple hadn't chosen and promoted it, then nobody else would have done either. Also if commodore had survived then they wouldn't have chosen it & we'd have all loved hombre.
 
I wouldn't buy an ARM based computer, but in an embedded device they are fine (same as MIPS).

[psxphill]

It uses brute force to crush everything in site but it's not elegant, it's wasteful and it's overkill for most jobs.

That is why they created the Atom. They've even got some smartphone manufacturers to use it.
 
It'll be interesting seeing how ARM cope with Intel in the long term.
 
ARM don't make anything, all they do is license the design to others for them to build, they have less influence on the pricing. While Intel can afford to not make a return on their investment for a while.
 
If they are as quick or quicker than ARM for the same battery life then they will start eating ARM's lunch.

[psxphill]

I don't like Intel (I do own an Intel based laptop) on principal, I tend to buy AMD when I can. My bias against Intel only goes so far, if it's the best deal, I'm going for it.

I'm the opposite, but I decided AMD were bad when their stuff stank. Even when P4 was expensive and not as quick, AMD always seemed to have chipset stability issues.