It looks to me like Intel is readier than you think. Moreover, from the perspective of a web app developer, it doesn't matter whether Intel, Qualcomm, Apple, Samsung or whoever actually wins a CPU performance war - so long as one is fought. That I think we can count on.
Possibly. Really, given Intel's record in the mobile space, with impressive claims and products which are really extremely disappointing (generally from a power usage or GPU point of view), I'd like to see real benchmarks conducted by a reputable third party before getting too excited.
Bay Trail tablets, due out for the holidays, easily beating the ARM side's upcoming champion (SnapDragon 800):
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/160320-intel-bay-trail-...
It looks to me like Intel is readier than you think. Moreover, from the perspective of a web app developer, it doesn't matter whether Intel, Qualcomm, Apple, Samsung or whoever actually wins a CPU performance war - so long as one is fought. That I think we can count on.