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2011-04-12 , 02:24
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Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt View Post
Could this have anything to do with the MeeGo project losing Nokia?
Unlikely. Virtually everything going into Android is either already part of the MeeGo kernel and going upstream, or has to be redone entirely for Android (video primarily) and already exists for MeeGo (it is, after all, one of the primary supported platforms.) This is Intel directly competing with ARM for processor design wins, regardless of OS.

Either way a win for open source
A win for Android isn't necessarily a win for open source, due to how isolated it is from virtually everything else in the open source world. Good nonetheless, I agree.

The question is, can Intel reach the efficiency of ARM SoCs?
They can, the question is how long it will take them and if they can get the design wins to make the path viable.
Last edited by wmarone; 2011-04-12 at 02:28.
 

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