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So Microsoft sees a real threat in Chrome OS netbooks then? That's the only place I see this being relevant. Windows in any form that can meaningfully execute
by roc 16y ago
So Microsoft sees a real threat in Chrome OS netbooks then?
That's the only place I see this being relevant. Windows in any form that can meaningfully execute legacy x86 code is not going into a non-PC device. (dashboard computers, pocket computers, pmps, phones, tablets, etc)
So the only thing left is netbooks. Is that really a relevant play in 2011? Do they think this isn't a feature Google can match and beat them to market on? Do they think the legacy of Windows will be a compelling alternative to the relative simplicity and security of Chrome OS in that market?
- discreteevent 16y agoI know that the "news" in this announcement is about ARM. But Soc itself is also about making existing PC software run faster. At the moment there is little argument for purchasing new hardware because multiple cores are failing to significantly improve actual performance of desktop apps for reasons with which we are all familiar.