Windows 8 is stirring up a fair deal of controversy for Microsoft. Now, Intel has come out as saying that it thinks that running the new OS on ARM hardware is going to prove difficult.
https://gizmodo.com/is-microsoft-planning-to-limit-your-browser-choice-on-w-5909150
During an investor meeting, Intel’s CEO Paul Otellini pointed out that the heritage of x86 hardware will make support for Windows 8 far, far more straightforward than ARM-powered devices. He explained:
“I think they have a big uphill fight. We have the advantage of the incumbency, advantage of the legacy support. Not just in terms of applications but devices.”
The one hiccup in his argument, of course, is that those kinds of legacy requirements are becoming gradually less important as we all shift to using the cloud. [Intel via CNET]
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