Of course. I think it is more a demonstration of the fact that ARM performance is catching up to and/or surpassing Intel in many ways. I posted that quote because there are many folks who do not believe that ARM is ready for pro machines due to a lack of performance. But, the performance is there or will be there in quick fashion. Once the puzzle is solved in the lower end of the consumer spectrum, it will be tackled and solved in the pro space as well. It's just a matter of time, and underestimating ARM—and Apple's custom implementations—will be bad for business.
Also, keep in mind that Apple is currently selling a system with 28 cores not much different from the Intel chip in the quote.
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