There is one small reason why Microsoft has such a leverage on the PC market. Microsoft married Intel years ago and the two are still going strong. Of course they have been having affairs with AMD in recent times, but by the look of things that’s not going to be for too long.
“Silverthorne,” the ultra-low-power processor at the heart of the “Menlow” platform, has been dubbed Atom. Intel says this new platform is designed for handheld Mobile Internet Devices, but the company’s Director of Basic Mobility Platforms, Uday Marty, stated that he also expect it to feature in clamshells notebooks as well as laptops.
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