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   From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2026-01-03 18:20, CrudeSausage wrote:   
   > On 2026-01-03 17:39, Alan wrote:   
   >> On 2026-01-03 14:29, CrudeSausage wrote:   
   >>> On 2026-01-03 16:57, Alan wrote:   
   >>>> On 2026-01-03 13:50, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>>>> On Sat, 03 Jan 2026 20:35:17 +0000, Tyrone 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".   
   >>>   
   >>> Yes, everyone understood what he meant.   
   >>   
   >> He declared ARM CPUs "second-best", then literally contradicted   
   >> himself.   
   >   
   > What's best in 2026 might not remain best in 2027.   
      
   That's certainly true. How is it at all relevant?   
      
   > Intel and AMD   
   > controlled the processing world until Apple released their own   
   > silicon and made them look like amateurs. Then, Qualcomm released   
   > its own competitor to what Apple was selling and proved that   
   > challengers can come from the most unlikely of places.   
      
   Have they, though?   
      
   >  Nothing is   
   > stopping the people who have more experience in designing chips from   
   > releasing something that makes the Mx series look pathetic in   
   > comparison. Admittedly though, I'd rather an Mx chip at this moment.   
      
   None of that changes Lawrence's statements which were in direct   
   contradiction with each other.   
      
   >   
   >>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> And as usual, Linux is leading the way.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> LOL!   
   >>>   
   >>> Linux supports almost every platform under the sun. How many   
   >>> platforms does MacOS run on?   
   >> Do you buy a computer to run an OS?   
   >   
   > No, I buy hardware in the hope that I can do whatever I want with it   
   > for as long as I want. That's the x86-64 side for now, despite its   
   > obvious drawbacks.   
   I always think in terms of software.   
      
   Hardware is just a vehicle on which the software I want to use can run.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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