An interesting piece appeared on the PC Mag website the other day debating the future of the Intel-Microsoft PC duopoly. Intel and Microsoft have both dominated their sectors of the PC industry for almost as long as the PC industry has been around. Both have been ruthless in taking out competition and both have been capable of putting acceptable-to-great products in the consumer market. They are bothed backed by massive marketing machines and gain significant brand recognition benefits, but the landscape is changing with a shift into mobile internet devices and the question is, how significant is the Wintel duopoly in the MID realm?
The rise of ARM based processors in MID and other chip designers like Nvidia getting into the game poses definite challenges to Intel. For Microsoft, emerging mobile phone operating systems like Android are posing another challenge. I suspect both Intel and Microsoft won't give up without a fight and they are tough competitors who have been there and done it before.
The article is interesting. Follow the article link: Can WinTel Survive?
The rise of ARM based processors in MID and other chip designers like Nvidia getting into the game poses definite challenges to Intel. For Microsoft, emerging mobile phone operating systems like Android are posing another challenge. I suspect both Intel and Microsoft won't give up without a fight and they are tough competitors who have been there and done it before.
The article is interesting. Follow the article link: Can WinTel Survive?
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