14 DAY TRIAL // Until a few years ago, the processor market was clearly cut: x86 architecture dominated the PC and server market, while ARM handled the mobile segment.
Then tablets showed up, and there was finally a link between the two market halves, a conduit for the ARM and x86 architecture to try and seep into the other's territory.
Neither has been overly successful, but both have made advances.
That said, Intel sought to make its Atom CPUs more appealing to makers of mobile gadgets, but it didn't have a lot of success.
That is why Intel has announced its plans to further reduce the prices of Atom, since ARM chips' low cost and low power use is too strong a combination to beat otherwise, especially on the low-end market.
Android-loaded Intel tablets sold for $200 / €200 may very well become reality before the year is out.