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Tom Mainelli @TomMainelli

IDC GVP focused on devices, consumer, and augmented and virtual reality. These tweets are mine and do not reflect the opinions of my employer.

Joined June 2011
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Craig Federighi kicks off a deep dive on Apple Intelligence here at #wwdc
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Apple's AI team joins Craig onstage.
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.@tim_cook gets a warm welcome at what is likely his last kickoff of #wwdc
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The Apple Intelligence model
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Tom Mainelli@TomMainelli
Mar 10
Check out my latest article: Hands On with Apple's Category-Busting MacBook Neo linkedin.com/pulse/hands-app…

Hands On with Apple's Category-Busting MacBook Neo

Starting at $599 for consumers and $499 for education, the MacBook Neo is the most affordable new Mac notebook ever. It arrives at a critical time when the stakes are at their highest for the broader...

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Tom Mainelli@TomMainelli
Jan 13
Very much enjoyed my conversation with Meghan McCarty Carino on Marketplace about the memory situation impacting tech markets. marketplace.org/episode/2026…

AI is eating up the world's computing memory

The rapid construction of AI infrastructure is causing a shortage in high bandwidth memory. Tom Mainelli, vice president of device and consumer research at International Data Corporation, says this...

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Tom Mainelli@TomMainelli
16 Oct 2025
Check out my latest article: Microsoft Expands its AI PC Vision linkedin.com/pulse/microsoft… via @LinkedIn

Microsoft Expands its AI PC Vision

Microsoft's latest feature updates to Windows and Copilot underscore the company's intent to make every PC an AI PC. Today's announcements demonstrate the company's ongoing integration of AI into the...

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A surprise at #SnapdragonSummit2025: the Humain PC. Not just another Windows-on-ARM laptop, but a re-architecture of enterprise IT. Bold claim: collapse 2,981 IT apps into a single, AI-driven intent layer.
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Slight Correction: This hardware leverages the X1 Elite chip, so it's pre Snapdragon Guardian.
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It's a challenging concept to wrap your brain around: replacing Salesforce, Workday, and SAP isn’t straightforward. But if Humain can run its entire company on AI agents, without any legacy ERP, it points to a fascinating shakeup in how enterprises think about computing.
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TLDR: The Humain PC isn’t about hardware, it’s about reimagining the enterprise stack. Skeptical? Yes. However, if it works, this could mark the beginning of a new model for AI-first computing.
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. @AlexKatouzian is on stage for day two of #snapdragonsummit2025. He says the company is seeing traction across more devices than just smartphones.
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Kedar Kondap is onstage to discuss the new PC chips, including the X2 Elite Extreme running at 5Ghz.
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Bathiche says the future isn't about a single device. It's about building a system of systems.
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Tom Mainelli@TomMainelli
24 Sep 2025
Good to see Steven Bathiche here to discuss on-device AI and the importance of quantization to "move the floor" on what can run locally.
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Tom Mainelli@TomMainelli
24 Sep 2025
Snapdragon Guardian looks VERY INTERESTING. Out of band support using an integrated thin modem to manage PCs. Qualcomm believes this will appeal to both IT buyers and consumers. I look forward to seeing more details on this!
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And we're off. #AppleEvent
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.@cristianoamon is on to talk about Snapdragon's role in the transformation of all mobile devices.
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