Re: This Is Why They Say Windows Is A Great OS -- If Your Time Is Worth Nothing

On Wed, 1 Jan 2025 10:06:35 -0500, Andrzej Matuch wrote:

I won't deny the symbiotic relationship between the two, but I don't
believe that it was any kind of conspiracy behind it. Intel was making
the x86 chips, and IBM and Microsoft's software ran on that platform.
While AMD worked for Intel to produce x86 chips and even after they no
longer worked together, Microsoft ran just as well on AMD's x86 chips.
People have always criticized the x86 platform for not being as good a
the RISC variants, but it doesn't mean that there wasn't a need for x86.

I agree. IBM chose the 8088 in part because they had experience with the
8085 on the System/23. The rest is history. Intel was late to the mobile
party which didn't do MS any favors. An example is the Atom processors.
Intel made a lot more money on Core processors and lost interest in the
Atom. That killed the cheap Surface line a Surface 3. The Pro series used
Core processors and had a higher price.

MS muddied the waters with the ARM powered Surface 1 and 2 and RT that
left a bad taste.

At the moment Intel seems to be imploding as MS sails on.