It seems strange that Intel is investing in this particular sector that leverages mostly Windows stuff. They should move out of Steve Ballmer's basement and make their own OS.
Why do they want to make software for platforms when their competencies are on hardware?
One that doesn't look like a antivirus program for Windows.
"They should move out of Steve Ballmer's basement and make their own OS." and "Why do they want to make software for platforms when their competencies are on hardware?" at the same time.
They're leapfrogging to a niche market of going from hardware to security on the Windows platform. What's the gain in getting into an specific platform's flaws (antivirus) and development environment? That's the corner of the platform itself, not to mention the scope of the OS industry.
If they want to do software, they should develop a OS, maybe for Atom or some kind of mobile platform or otherwise.
My bullet points are just pointing out some icing on the cake that comes with the deal.
"Why do they want to make software for platforms when their competencies are on hardware?"
Vendor lock-in and community are just as helpful for Intel as they are for other businesses. If they can grease the wheels for their primary business (even at a small loss), then it's not necessarily a bad idea.
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7.7 Billion dollars for UI design?
It seems strange that Intel is investing in this particular sector that leverages mostly Windows stuff. They should move out of Steve Ballmer's basement and make their own OS.
Why do they want to make software for platforms when their competencies are on hardware?
One that doesn't look like a antivirus program for Windows.
I don't really get how you can write:
"They should move out of Steve Ballmer's basement and make their own OS." and "Why do they want to make software for platforms when their competencies are on hardware?" at the same time.
They're leapfrogging to a niche market of going from hardware to security on the Windows platform. What's the gain in getting into an specific platform's flaws (antivirus) and development environment? That's the corner of the platform itself, not to mention the scope of the OS industry.
If they want to do software, they should develop a OS, maybe for Atom or some kind of mobile platform or otherwise.
Antivirus is back and to the left.
> If they want to do software, they should develop a OS,
> maybe for Atom or some kind of mobile platform or otherwise.
I believe that's MeeGo (http://meego.com/).
My bullet points are just pointing out some icing on the cake that comes with the deal.
"Why do they want to make software for platforms when their competencies are on hardware?"
Vendor lock-in and community are just as helpful for Intel as they are for other businesses. If they can grease the wheels for their primary business (even at a small loss), then it's not necessarily a bad idea.
They should move out of Steve Ballmer's basement and make their own OS.
Yeah, that won't have antitrust implications, or anything.
Would it? I don't think so. Which part of the antitrust laws would that violate?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_antitrust_law