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In the consumer world, "Wintel" should be wary of the future. Except for the one beefy laptop/workstation and my wifes gaming PC, (both which should be good fo
by xradionut 14y ago
In the consumer world, "Wintel" should be wary of the future.
Except for the one beefy laptop/workstation and my wifes gaming PC, (both which should be good for years), most of the devices we have bought or planning to buy don't require an expensive Intel CPU/chipset. And we don't need any new Windows software outside of the annual Quicken/TurboTax update. For portable use, there's smartphones and I'm thinking a good ARM based Linux laptop should be hitten the market soon enough.
- pekk 14y agoWhy are we still saying "Wintel" when Macs have been using Intel processors for years, and now non-Intel platforms are a much more significant part of Microsoft's strategy than ever?
- mitchty 14y agoI think the distinction is the windows/intel portion of the market. Of which macs aren't at all a member. Basically the 90's/2000's are over for the Windows/Intel "sure thing". Given Microsoft is now also looking at arm, Intel is going to have a harder go at the Windows side of things. And if the rumored Apple arm laptops pan out, they've lost a very high end vendor as well. But I'm deviating from my reply, enough squirrel banter.