Just a couple of comments. The article inaccurately states that ARM has adapted its architecture to work with Xandros linux. The ARM architecture is a fixed entity, and it is the linux distribution that is bent around to fit in with the OS friendly parts of the architecture.

Secondly, ARM does not build final products. They are several layers away from the OEMs/ODMs, and merely license RTL designs to semiconductor companies. These companies manufacture the CPUs/peripherals into SoCs, which are then selected by device/equipment manufacturers for design into their devices. So the notion that ARM is either interested in, or capable of, controlling how big a screen is on a device is entirely nonsensical. Such decisions are entirely up to the company designing the product. In fact, ARM does not know every product that its designs have ended up in, so many are there. It would be impossible to know.

ARM please don't restrict the laptop makers by screensize for each cpu.

Allow the Acer's and Dells to supply us with whatever we want. Namely £300 10-15 inch netbook/laptop capable of running email, openoffice, gps, 3g, skype, wifi etc.

Intel restricts laptop makers from putting cheaper cpu's into the larger screen laptops, because Intel controls large parts of the market. Intel want's customers to pay Intel more if they opt for a larger screen. This means opportunity for Arm, AMD, VIA etc.

nVidia's Tegra is ARM tech.... and ARM doesn't make their chips, they design chips and others make'em and bung'em into SOC designs... So why would ARM tell nVidia off? Logic error much?

NVIDIA is flogging their Tegra product line, which is based around an ARM core. You're confused about ION, but Tegra is the most capable SOC in the Smartphone or MID space.