Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Apple's transition to ARM processors


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was snow keep. — python coder (talk &#124; contribs) 02:42, 23 June 2020 (UTC)

Apple's transition to ARM processors

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Straightforward WP:CRYSTAL - this has not happened, and is just speculation based on rumors. JimKaatFan (talk) 02:36, 21 June 2020 (UTC)
 *  Delete Keep : I'm sure we can wait a couple of days before talking about it, especially given that if Apple announces something, there will probably be some more details to add. As it says, WP:CRYSTAL Guy Harris (talk) 03:31, 21 June 2020 (UTC)
 * OK, a couple of days have passed, and Apple's announced it. Now we can add facts rather than whatever speculation the "experts" were making. Guy Harris (talk) 19:29, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep. Citing WP:CRYSTAL as a reason to delete this article is absurd. The plain text of that policy clearly states:
 * "All articles about anticipated events must be verifiable, and the subject matter must be of sufficiently wide interest that it would merit an article if the event had already occurred. It is appropriate to report discussion and arguments about the prospects for success of future proposals and projects or whether some development will occur, if discussion is properly referenced. [...]Predictions, speculation, forecasts and theories stated by reliable, expert sources or recognized entities in a field may be included[...]"


 * The fact that so much reportage, discussion, and expert analysis on this exact topic has been published in reliable and independent sources establishes both that the topic is verifiable and that there is significant coverage sufficient to establish the presumption of notability. The article is literally less than 24 hours old, and is readily acknowledged as a stub. The Wikipedia Way calls for preserving and building upon the newborn article, not smothering it in its crib. — Jaydiem (talk) 20:26, 21 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Yeah whatever. This is the article creator talking, so big surprise. It's a guy that wanted to be the one to create the article so he jumped the gun and created it before anything has actually happened. Notice his edit summary "Here we go!" like he's boarding a theme park ride or something. We could really do without this kind of editing on Wikipedia, but that's just my opinion. JimKaatFan (talk) 23:12, 21 June 2020 (UTC)
 * [admin hat] The above editor/AFD-nominator has now been warned about this commenting-on-editor-rather-than-edits/content. DMacks (talk) 02:47, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Computing-related deletion discussions.  ~ Amkgp  💬  05:22, 21 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions.  ~ Amkgp  💬  05:22, 21 June 2020 (UTC)


 * Strong Keep: The decision to move has been officially announced as of the morning of June 22, so CRYSTAL is no longer a valid rationale. The same article exists for Intel, and while this article requires cleanup, there is no reason to delete now. Kiteinthewind  Leave a message! 18:41, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Strong keep. It's an official announcement now, and just as notable as the Intel transition. -Shivertimbers433 (talk) 18:47, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Strong keep. It's official and will impact customers and developers for years to come. Haseo9999 (talk) 18:52, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep as arguments for deletion are moribund now but I guess potentially warn article creator that we have WP:CRYSTAL for a reason and don't pull stunts like this in future-it can backfire. Blythwood (talk) 19:05, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Strong keep. The transition has now been officially announced and it's important to document these changes in an article. We have a page for the PowerPC-Intel transition, so it's only logical to have one for the ARM transition as well. Herbfur (talk) 20:07, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Strong keep. Given how Tim Cook has pretty much spilled the beans on the ARM transition period, I don't think this merits a deletion. Blake Gripling (talk) 22:47, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Strong keep. This transition has been confirmed at WWDC 2020 Cooluncle55 (talk) 22:56, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Strong keep. While the creation of the article jumped the gun, it's now confirmed to be happening and is likely to be as notable as Apple's transition to x86 processors. I see no reason to delete it. Sonictrey (talk) 00:57, 23 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Strong keep. It's now confirmed to be happening. There is a Apple's transition to Intel Processors page, so I do not see the reason for this transition. The rationale for deleting this post is no longer valid. Retroity (talk) 02:09, 23 June 2020 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.