In a video posted by TechPulse360, VMware CEO Paul Maritz shared his
thoughts on x86 chips, and as you may expect, he didn't have many good
things to say about them.
"Consumer devices came along and there was one problem with the x86
instruction set. All of that complexity in there, accumulated over the
years, meant it's a power hog. It loves electricity," said Maritz. "In consumer devices
like phones you can't have that. Battery life becomes paramount."
Maritz worked as software and tools developer at Intel, before spending
14 years at Microsoft prior to joining VMware last year. He also talked
about Intel's StrongARM processor, which eventually evolved into
XScale. He claims Intel deopped out of the XScale business because the
devices were "low-end, low-power,
low-profit." Then, Intel realized it had to get back into the market.
Intel clams that Maritz is "not privy of all of Intel's future plans."
More
here.