Microsoft Faces Uphill Battle Against Apple's Lead in Arm-Based Chips
• Microsoft announcing new Surface devices with Arm-based processors and AI capabilities, but not shipping until June • Apple has a big head start with its latest M3 chips already shipping in MacBooks without competition • Arm architecture offers power efficiency benefits but Surface devices still lag behind MacBooks in performance • New Surface Pro and Laptop need "huge performance gains" to convince PC makers to shift to Arm • Delayed Windows 12 release gives Apple another year to extend its lead in hardware and software