[InclinedPlane]

Who cares what the top supercomputers are powered by, what matters is the market. I'm fairly certain that numerical simulation systems do not dominate the high-end computer market. Instead, it's still all about servers that spend most of their time shuffling data around, which intel platforms still do quite well at.

Additionally, intel still has plenty of time to get up to pace in the mobile market. The tablet market is as yet largely untapped, especially globally. I wouldn't be surprised if next gen atom processors made their way into leading edge tablets in the next few years, for example.

Generally speaking: forecasts that require intel to roll over and take a massive beating while billions upon billions of business leaks away to its competitors don't tend to pan out in reality. The only way that works is if intel goes bankrupt the instant a competitor comes on the scene, and that's just fantasy.

[ippisl]

Assuming tablets will run android , i would be surprised if intel made much money from atom processors on the tablet, considering the competition.

[InclinedPlane]

I don't see it as a given that x86 tablets would have to run android. There are some roadblocks to running iOS, for example, but none that are insurmountable.