As if M$ slow-footing WOA development wasn’t enough, QualComm is being VINTAGE QualComm in tying their yet to be released Oryon (aka Nuvia) chip for Windows PC’s to their own proprietary support chip (for power management?):
*"The report from SemiAccurate notes Qualcomm’s System-on-Chips (SoCs) require the usage of its exclusive PMIC due to its proprietary power management protocols. This thus forces PC laptop makers to use (and purchase) those PMICs in addition to the Oryon processors. Traditionally, PC makers could take or leave it for PMICs and source their own, but that is not an option with Oryon.
Qualcomm is trying to sell this idea (literally) to its partners, but it seems it won’t be easy because the PMICs are smartphone-oriented and might not be up to the task for PCs, as spotted by Tom’s Hardware."*