Are there any benefits from the Raspberry Pi using ARM?

[Nathidraws]

• x86 couldn't be powered by a low cost power supply
• ARM is much more suited, in part because it doesn’t run Windows.
• ARM will not run x86 Windows OS's

The first isn't true: The HUDL2 tablet and other devices use an X86 and run from batteries or low cost power supply.

The second is subjective at best.

The third isn't necessarily a benefit.

This whole thread is subjective and there is no right or wrong answer...

I agree with both of you

Also
I feel like most people here have things against windows...

[mfa298]

I feel like most people here have things against windows...

There's often an aspect of that in most Linux based forums. Personally I'm of the opinion that you use the right tool for the job. Sometimes that's Linux, sometimes Windows, other times something totally different (BSD, MacOS, Solaris/Illumous, IRIX, RiscOS)

[jamesh]

I think this has been discussed to death, and is just resulting in Windows bashing.

So closing.