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I have watched an intriguing alliance between Qualcomm and Microsoft develop since it started in 2016. Qualcomm had developed more powerful Snapdragon chips and began working with Microsoft to make its Windows run on an ARM processor. The program was called"Windows on ARM" and was the key focus of Qualcomm 's Media and Analyst event in Maui, Hawaii, that same year.
Another development since 2016 is that thousands of applications can now run on browsers and do not need to be native to any OS. While this does not eliminate the need for a rich operating system, online apps have become a game changer for most software developers. This kind of competition is excellent for the industry. One of its desired effects is to regrow demand for PCs, which has declined since 2011. For example, in 2011, PC shipments worldwide were 365 million units. In 2023, PC shipments were 242 million,The Best Brewery In The U.S.—According To The U.S. Open Beer ChampionshipOur team at Creative Strategies has been sent most of the mainstream AI PCs to review, and I chose to testI do not do reviews per se and leave that up to others.
Instead, their AI PC is about keeping people from switching from a Windows laptop to an Apple laptop. That has been one of the biggest threats to traditional PC vendors, especially in the last ten years.
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