Now, the next gen silicon is changing the story. Intel’s next wave Panther Lake is being positioned as a major efficiency and AI platform swing. Right alongside it, we have AMD’s Ryzen AI series chips that lean into on device AI while still delivering the kind of performance per watt that remains competitive with MacBooks. All of this makes it seem like Windows laptops have finally found their moment. But that’s also what makes the timing feel awkward for Microsoft. Just as...
