There is a reason this partnership/cartel has been called "Wintel." Both knew it's in their best interest not to screw each other over by adopting other platfor

There is a reason this partnership/cartel has been called "Wintel." Both knew it's in their best interest not to screw each other over by adopting other platforms more aggressively. I think they've been increasingly more dissatisfied with that arrangement since Intel was trying to get into iPads/iPhones, and then Microsoft built Windows RT and Windows Phone for ARM-only. Similarly, Google has been pushing Intel chips in Chromebooks (even though Chrome OS is architecture-agnostic, as you were hoping Microsoft to do with Windows), because they get those sweet discounts and early-access to Intel server chips. Plus, I think Intel is still on Google's board.