The Mac vs. PC war is back on
by Tom Warren from The Verge - All Posts on (#6MVSE)
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Microsoft isn't launching a new version of Windows next week, but what it's about to unveil could be just as significant. After nearly four years of falling behind Apple's MacBooks, sources inside Microsoft tell me that the company is confident it can finally beat Apple's own chips that power the MacBook Air.
On Monday, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will detail the company's AI vision across hardware and software" at an event hosted at Microsoft's campus in Redmond, Washington. It's a pivotal moment for Microsoft and Windows because it won't involve the typical chip partnership with Intel that we've seen for decades. Instead, Microsoft will set the stage for a summer of Arm-powered laptops thanks to a close collaboration with Qualcomm.
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