Subj : wxWidgets and universal binaries
To   : Bob Roberts
From : Nightfox
Date : Thu Jan 21 2021 12:41:02

  Re: wxWidgets and universal binaries
  By: Bob Roberts to Nightfox on Thu Jan 21 2021 10:06 am

 BR> I think (and hope) that there will always be a market for the home-brew
 BR> PC, build from parts. I think the market is strong enough that the
 BR> manufacturers will continue to provide options, such as high-spec video
 BR> cards, memory, motherboards and processors. My guess is that one of the
 BR> chip manufacturers will release a line of ARM processors for this market
 BR> -- if ARM really does catch on. 

I also think there should still be a market for home-built PCs.  If ARM does catch on more, I think there would have to be a standard for ARM chips to be minimally compatible with consumer operating systems & software.  My understanding is ARM only makes processor designs, and companies can take those designs and build on them to make their own processors, which I think Apple has done with their new M1 processor they're now using in their Mac systems.

 BR> Intel seems to be in a spot of trouble at the moment, with one Hedge fund
 BR> pushing them to outsource their manufaturing to other fabs... a new batch
 BR> of rumors indicates they will outsource their 5nm i3 chip manufacturing to
 BR> TSMC.

I've heard that too.  (I actually worked at Intel until December 2019, and I thought it was interesting to see them change direction as they were struggling.  I also noticed there was some turnover as several senior leaders at Intel had left, and there was one in particular who was there for only about a year or so before leaving.  I've also heard Intel has decided to replace their current CEO Bob Swan, who has only been Intel's CEO officially for about 2 years now, after being an interim CEO after Brian Krzanich was kicked out).

 BR> I wonder if Intel will simply become a brand name on someone elses
 BR> chips? 

I doubt that.  I've heard AMD relies on TSMC (I think) for their chip
manufacturing, but they're still AMD-branded chips.

Nightfox

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