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Arm: Unstoppable Force

Arm challenges x86 dominance in computing. Discover how Apple, Microsoft, and Qualcomm are driving the shift to energy-efficient, high-performance Arm architecture.

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Meng Li
Sep 24, 2025
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Over the past few decades, Intel’s x86 architecture has dominated the computing world, powering everything from the most basic laptops to the most powerful data center equipment.

However, a quiet revolution has been brewing behind the scenes: Arm.

The ARM architecture truly gained a foothold in the smartphone era and is now carving out a significant place in mainstream computing, something previously unimaginable. So much so that x86’s dominance seems to be on shaky ground.

There are plenty of reasons to believe this, and it’s not as far-fetched as it was just a few years ago.

Apple’s major shift to Arm with its M-series Apple Silicon SoCs has undoubtedly set a trend, while Microsoft’s renewed push for Arm-based Windows operating systems shows it sees value in it once again. These two industry shifts are just the tip of the iceberg.

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