I hope Intel does step up their game, but assuming that there's healthy competition with good ARM and AMD chips. Competition is good for the consumer.
But I also want to see ARM based laptops from both Microsoft and Apple (Though Intel has Apple by the ears with Thunderbolt until USB 3.2 becomes a viable alternative on the low end.)
Dunno about Apple, but i find it unlikely from Microsoft. They have tried again and again to go beyond x86, only to find that they can't escape the weight of win32.
Our best bet would have been ChromeOS, as it is a platform with no legacy to deal with. But even there new models are now Intel based rather than ARM.
Remember that Microsoft made a big bet on ARM based tablet/laptops only a few years ago. It was a massive failure and cost them hundreds of millions of dollars in write offs. I can't see them being very excited to try again.
But I also want to see ARM based laptops from both Microsoft and Apple (Though Intel has Apple by the ears with Thunderbolt until USB 3.2 becomes a viable alternative on the low end.)