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Originally Posted by
Pyrotagonist 
It doesn't seem to be about combing multiple CPU dies. It seems that instead of building one die with graphics, I/O, and other chips all integrated, they want to be able to have different die for each onboard component (which can be configured depending on the application), which isn't what AMD is doing with Ryzen.
Seems similar to
AMD's chiplet.
What AMD is doing with Ryzen and Threadripper is just the earliest of stages in efforts to create a true desktop class SoC. More than a few times on this forum we have had conversations about where computing is going. Although, it is starting to happen at a much quicker rate than expected. We are now a few generations away from a desktop PC being an SoC, with the only thing external being expanded storage. Of course we will still have discrete systems like now, with separate CPU, GPU, Memory, Storage, all mainly focused at the high-end. However, all the other classes of compute will be straight SoC.
In parallel to this, actually starting with the new iPhone 8 coming out, you are going to see a move to where the phone and PC are the same. The SoC will truly be efficient and powerful enough that, with high bandwidth USB-C, you will just dock the phone at home to a station connected to keyboard, mouse, and display. There simply won't be a need for a computer at home for most people, the phone turned personal compute device is powerful enough.
If you look at what Apple is doing with the new iPhone 8 and what Microsoft is doing with mobile, especially with Windows on ARM, you can see ground work being laid for the move to that one device scenario. We sit at a point where software actually needs to catch up to hardware, so that when the hardware is available, people can make the move.
Just a little personal guess, based off how things look now; In 36 months most people will be able to ditch the desktop computer because their phone will be all they need. USB-C can support the bandwidth to drive the nicest of video, and even the current Apple A11x is just a complete monster. As soon as the software is there to make the phone and desktop eco-system the same, the move happens.
DELL and HP will partner with T-Mobile and Verizon to sell co-branded devices, likely offering promotions like the first year of service is free. On the service side the industry will finely get rid of their bandwidth limiting for those customers/devices, and that will be that. You have your device that is with you and works wherever you go. What you don't store locally on the device will be in the Cloud or your person external storage.
The only real concern is Apple and others intentionally stunting the roll out to protect computer and tablet sales.
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