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   CrudeSausage to Alan   
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   05 Jan 26 09:21:45   
   
   XPost: comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy, comp.sys.mac.advocacy   
   From: crude@sausa.ge   
      
   On 2026-01-04 10:44 p.m., Alan wrote:   
   > On 2026-01-04 19:14, CrudeSausage wrote:   
   >> On 2026-01-04 21:39, Alan wrote:   
   >>> On 2026-01-04 18:28, CrudeSausage wrote:   
   >>>> On 2026-01-04 19:28, Alan wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>> Arm CPUs are the best thing to happen to PCs since the SSD.   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> Second-best. RISC-V may yet surpass them. Maybe even LoongArch.   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> Ummmm... "may yet surpass" literally means "aren't YET as good".   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> And as usual, Linux is leading the way.   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> LOL!   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> Linux and Windows both support ARM, your precious Apple   
   >>>>>>>> overlords aren't   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> So? How does that show Linux "leading the way"?   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> It doesn't.    
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Thank you.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Your bullshit irrelevant to the discussion removed.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> There was no topic, zealot.   
   >>>   
   >>> Sure there was.   
   >>>   
   >>> It was a specific claim from someone who both claimed that ARM was   
   >>> "second-best"...   
   >>>   
   >>> ...and that the best counter-examples he could provide (I infer; do   
   >>> you even know the difference between "infer" and "imply". I very much   
   >>> doubt it.) MIGHT surpass ARM someday.   
   >>>   
   >>>    
   >>   
   >> Well, I for one agree that Apple's move to ARM was a more significant   
   >> technological event than RISC-V or LoongArch (which is way behind in   
   >> performance, as far as I know) hypothetically supplanting it one day.   
   >> Nevertheless, the point remains that the wonderful line ARM uses is   
   >> limited to MacOS and is completely at the mercy of Apple and their   
   >> decision on how long it each machine should be supported. At least   
   >> with the competitors, you can install another system and extend the   
   >> life of whatever hardware you invest in.   
   > And you STILL miss the point that was under discussion.   
   >   
   > You cannot claim that ARM is "second-best" and then only present   
   > alternatives that are not better than it.   
      
   It's not that I'm missing the point; it's that I don't care. I have no   
   interest in debating by your ever-changing rules. I concede that the Mx   
   series is better than the competition and that Qualcomm's Snapdragon   
   products are the best alternative for now.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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