It took Intel a few years to break into the mobile market, wasting $17 billion, but eventually came back. In turn, ARM processors such as Qualcomm have been rampant in the PC and server markets.
However, Qualcomm did not benefit from the server chip. It was only recently that large-scale layoffs were made, but Qualcomm regarded the Windows notebook of the ARM processor as a key point. Not long ago, United Technologies and other companies have launched a high-profile notebook for the Snapdragon 835 processor. However, in Lenovo's view, people still prefer AMD or Intel processor Windows notebooks. ARM processor notebooks take time to be recognized.
As early as January this year, at the CES show, Lenovo introduced the ARM-based Always-Connected notebook, which is based on Microsoft's official reference design.
In an interview with NDTV, Rahul Agarwal, general manager of Lenovo India, said 'Always-Connected laptops have some complexity, you need an extra SIM card, and you need to pay extra orders. Most of today's notebooks are actually used in a controlled environment, whether at home or at college. Can be networked . '
Lenovo is now focusing on thin and light notebooks. They hope that this part of the business will grow by 500% this year. These notebooks still choose AMD, Intel processors instead of ARM processors. Rahul Agarwal said that people still have the preferred AMD or Intel processing. The mentality of the notebook, (ARM camp) To get a new player, this is not a avenue.
In fact, Lenovo's statement is not unreasonable. Qualcomm is full of confidence in ARM notebook notebooks. It believes that Windows notebooks using their own Opteron processors have the advantages of always-on, thin, long battery life, but Qualcomm does not mention ARM processors. Notebook performance is still not enough.
More importantly, notebooks based on the Snapdragon 835 processor are not only cheaper than traditional notebooks, but the price is much more expensive. Not long ago, ASUS released a Shuo 370 notebook based on the Snapdragon 835 processor, 8+256GB, 1080p screen, but the price is as high as 6599 yuan, and the starting price is 6199 yuan.
