On 2011-01-30 03:05:59 -0500, Gary Whatmore <n...@spam.sp> said:
D's main focus currently is 32-bit x86 servers and desktop
applications. This is where the big market has traditionally been. Not
everyone has 64-bit hardware and I have my doubts about the size of the
smartphone markets.
I think the important point here is ARM, not smartphones.
ARM processors will soon start to enter other markets, mainly the
server and laptop markets, both very sensitive to power consumption
issues. Dual-core ARM processors aren't targeted at smartphones, and
many servers aren't that much concerned with binary compatibility with
older software so it's easy to switch them.
Without an ARM backend, we'll be left in the cold eventually. The only
question in my mind is when.
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Michel Fortin
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