"Arm exec says Qualcomm Snapdragon won't be the only game in town"

Thank god for that, qualcomm in a market owner position would be bad for everyone.

But is there a real demand for this? AMD is killing it on the desktop and laptop and while battery life can be improved I'm not sure an architecture change is the best way to do that.

And while I've owned laptops with really long battery life, I have honestly never more than 5hrs away from a power outlet. I'm not against progress, but this one is not a priority for me.

Having the same instruction set available across mobile and desktop might present a shift back to native application.