defaultluser
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Oh come on now. Almost all of the server space targeted by ARM is on Linux (web servers, etc.) and Linux / LAMP have been running on ARM for ages.
It's ultimately going to come down to who has the best product at the best price. Software compatibility isn't an issue.
Yeah, but then hardware.
Who's going to write all the drivers? Building architecture-agnostic drivers under Linux has not worked in the past, so I imagine almost everything we already have is x86 and PowerPC at most.
Drivers don't matter as much on a tablet that connects to nothing else, but in the server world you are expected to work with expansion hardware.
Who's going to provide a second-source for your processor, to keep costs down, and to cover your ass if AMD goes bust? That will certainly add to your acquisition costs.