Microsoft throws in the towel
Yesterday Microsoft announced that their next Windows will be available for non-Intel processors also, i.e., the ARM architecture. ARM Holdings gapped up. Nvidia ran up also, because Microsoft demonstrated a Windows version running on its Tegra processor line, which is based on the ARM architecture. Even competing processor architecture licensor Mips Tech reacted, probably either [...]
Intel’s desperate move
This morning Intel (INTC) surprised everyone with its all cash offer for McAfee (MFE) valued at about $7.7 billion. McAfee is a software company best known for its antivirus scanners. Intel tells the world now that they want to incorporate security into mobile chips. They won’t put antivirus software directly into the silicon, but they [...]