Microsoft, Intel Failing; Apple May Disappoint

This benchmark is against Sandy Bridge Xeons, not Ivy Bridge, but it does show that Intel is increasingly vulnerable: First ARM benchmarks: The race is on
(Even against Ivy Bridge they should win on performance per watt, just not as big.)

Synopsis of 2012 PC and Mac sales:
    In the US market, PCs down 4.5%, Apple down 0.2%
    In the Worldwide market: PCs down: 3.2%, Apple ??? (too small a player to be broken out)
    Windows 8 is definitely a drag, world-wide sales of PCs were down 6.4% in 4Q12.

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