Arm CEO says 'Arm processor-based PCs will account for 50% of the market by 2029' & Qualcomm CEO comments on the possibility of 'Snapdragon X for desktops'



Arm CEO Rene Haas told Reuters, 'We believe that Arm processors will account for more than 50% of the Windows PC market in the next five years.' In addition, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon has also hinted at the arrival of a desktop version of the SoC 'Snapdragon X series' that uses an Arm-based CPU.

Exclusive: Arm aims to capture 50% of PC market in five years, CEO says | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/technology/arm-aims-capture-50-pc-market-five-years-ceo-says-2024-06-03/

Qualcomm Keynote - YouTube


Qualcomm is developing the Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Elite Plus SoCs for PCs that use Arm processors. On May 20, 2024, Microsoft announced the 11th generation Surface Pro and 7th generation Surface Laptop PCs equipped with the Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Elite Plus. In addition, it was announced that PCs equipped with the SoC will be released by Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung .

Microsoft announces '11th generation Surface Pro' and '7th generation Surface Laptop', equipped with Snapdragon X Elite/Plus for AI processing - GIGAZINE



As the launch of Windows PCs with Arm processors approaches, Arm CEO Rene Haas said in an interview with Reuters, 'We believe that Arm processors will account for more than 50% of the Windows PC market in the next five years.' Haas also said, 'We will see SoCs for Windows using Arm processors from manufacturers other than Qualcomm.'

In addition, CEO Haas will be speaking at the keynote speech at the computer trade fair ' COMPUTEX 2024 ' on June 3, 2024, highlighting the current situation where many Windows applications are compatible with Arm processors. He also stated that 100 billion AI-enabled Arm processor-equipped devices will be shipped by the end of 2025, emphasizing Arm's success in the AI era.




In addition, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon also appeared at the keynote speech of COMPUTEX 2024 on June 3, 2024, and said, 'Snapdragon X will be introduced to all PC form factors.' This statement suggests that the Snapdragon X series will be installed not only in notebook PCs but also in desktop PCs and all-in-one PCs. CEO Amon's statement can be confirmed from 11 minutes 25 seconds in the following movie.

Qualcomm Keynote - YouTube


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