'What Took So Long?'
In fact, "Intel has lost its contact with hobbyists and DIY enthusiasts," Google+ blogger Alessandro Ebersol suggested. "And, all those proto-boards, with Arduinos and Raspberries Pi, are selling like hotcakes.
"Intel is just following the money," Ebersol concluded. "And, of course, trying to stay relevant in this era of RISC Arm(ed) machines. The question here: What took you so long, Intel?"
Intel "surely knows ARM is growing... has already grown both in the IT ecosystem and in users' attention, and is here to stay," offered Google+ blogger Gonzalo Velasco C. "The strong points of ARM processors are the lower consumption and 'the RISC way of doing things'.