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The end of Wintel.

The article examines the business relationship between high technology companies Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp. The companies have been linked by the mutual market dominance of the Windows operating system created by Microsoft and Intel's standards for how computer software interacts with computer...

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Published in:Economist Vol. 396; no. 8693; pp. 53 - 55
Format: Article
Published: Economist Newspaper Limited 7/31/2010
Subjects:
Windows (Graphical user interfaces)
High technology services industries
Electronic data processing software
Mobile computing
Computer operating systems
Industrial concentration
Intel Corp.
Microsoft Corp.
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article examines the business relationship between high technology companies Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp. The companies have been linked by the mutual market dominance of the Windows operating system created by Microsoft and Intel's standards for how computer software interacts with computer processors. A shift towards mobile computing created by ongoing technological innovation has challenged that dominance. A trend towards vertical integration within the computer industry is discussed.