From PC World: One of the many questions surrounding Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite processors has always been: Is it just a mobile processor? Qualcomm has hinted before that it isn’t, but the company’s chief executive just gave the strongest indication that a desktop chip truly is in the cards.
At the launch of the 8-core Snapdragon X Plus in advance of the IFA show in Berlin, Qualcomm chief executive Cristiano Amon was asked about the possibility of a desktop Snapdragon chip. He replied:
“The first thing that we did, we launched [Snapdragon] X Elite. Then we launched the X Plus, plus the 10-core. Today, we’re launching the 8-core Plus to try to get at different price points. You’re going to see us with a lot of designs on desktops, mini desktops, and eventually, you won’t be surprised of us still thinking about high-performance desktop. We are on this journey. As I said, we’re here to stay.”
Amon also hinted at closer collaboration with Chromebooks, which Google executive John Solomon indicated back in June.
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