[Arm-netbook] tablet pricing

[Tom Cubie]

On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 9:36 PM, lkcl luke <luke.leighton at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 2:16 PM, Tsvetan Usunov, OLIMEX LTD
> <usunov at olimex.com> wrote:
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>> >4. A701  7"  Capacitive  ,  VIA8850
>> > Cortext-A9-1.5GHz   4GNand /512DDR3    US$56 /PC
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>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Via8850-7-Google-Android-4-0-Capacitive-5-Point-Touch-Tablet-PC-HDMI-1-5GHz-/320939362918?pt=Laptops_Nov05&hash=item4ab97a0a66#ht_20645wt_1207
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>> they do compare directly to A10 :-) seems this will be the A10 killer
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> ... *if* VIA actually open up and actually let people design products based
> around it.  example: we've contacted VIA numerous times: absolutely zero
> response.  if they expect to operate as total nazi control freaks, VIA
> themselves will be the bottleneck: their own fears, paranoia and NDAs will
> limit them.
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>> and after few months there will be someone else who will kill VIA8850 ...
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>  yes.  the chain of disruptive CPUs so far has been: telechips TCC8901 for
> 6-8 months, then amlogic's AML-8723-M for 6-8 months, then allwinner's A10
> for about a year (so far).
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>  come on allwinner, get that new CPU out! :)
hehe, smiling.
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>  /peace
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>  l.
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