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6/23/2025, 6:51:52 AM
>We're releasing Snapdragon X, it's totally gonna be an Apple killer guys. We're gonna come out with a dev kit so all the Windows devs are onboard making native ARM builds, and there's gonna be first class Linux support too
>Sell the dev kit for $900 instead of subsidizing it to encourage devs to make ARM builds, delay it over and over, finally ship months after retail Snapdragon X devices hit shelves
>Everyone's forced to run all their software in x86 emulation with crashes and compatibility bugs
>Make the selling point of Snapdragon X laptops "it comes with a bundled keylogger"
>Worse battery life and performance than Apple M3 from a year earlier
>Architect the system so adding Linux support involves individually adding every single Snapdragon laptop model to the kernel, don't contribute any developers to getting Linux running well
>A few months later, Intel comes out with mobile x86 chips that have better performance and battery life except you don't have to deal with emulation, making Snapdragon X pointless
Wow nice job Qualcomm
>Sell the dev kit for $900 instead of subsidizing it to encourage devs to make ARM builds, delay it over and over, finally ship months after retail Snapdragon X devices hit shelves
>Everyone's forced to run all their software in x86 emulation with crashes and compatibility bugs
>Make the selling point of Snapdragon X laptops "it comes with a bundled keylogger"
>Worse battery life and performance than Apple M3 from a year earlier
>Architect the system so adding Linux support involves individually adding every single Snapdragon laptop model to the kernel, don't contribute any developers to getting Linux running well
>A few months later, Intel comes out with mobile x86 chips that have better performance and battery life except you don't have to deal with emulation, making Snapdragon X pointless
Wow nice job Qualcomm
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