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mknopp · 07-14-2010, 01:49 PM

Oh, I almost forgot about the other major player in the tablet field. Nokia/Intel have been showing off their MeeGo based tablets.

You cannot tell me that this doesn't have Microsoft wetting their pants just a little. If Intel decides to keep their portable chips for MeeGo only then Microsoft might have a little bit of a problem. Can Win7 even run on ARM processors? If it can, how many of the existing apps can?

I am sorry, but I just don't see Microsoft being in a good position for tablets. I still contend that they are coming late to the game. Or perhaps more precisely, they are catching on late that the rules of the game suddenly changed.

07-14-2010, 01:49 PM	#26
mknopp Member Posts: 20 Karma: 546 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: USA Device: iPad	Oh, I almost forgot about the other major player in the tablet field. Nokia/Intel have been showing off their MeeGo based tablets. You cannot tell me that this doesn't have Microsoft wetting their pants just a little. If Intel decides to keep their portable chips for MeeGo only then Microsoft might have a little bit of a problem. Can Win7 even run on ARM processors? If it can, how many of the existing apps can? I am sorry, but I just don't see Microsoft being in a good position for tablets. I still contend that they are coming late to the game. Or perhaps more precisely, they are catching on late that the rules of the game suddenly changed.