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Wintel swings.

The article examines the business relationship between high technology industry firms Microsoft, creator of the Windows operating system for microcomputers, and semiconductor manufacturer Intel. The reaction of both companies to the competitive threat to microcomputers posed by smartphones and table...

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Published in:Economist Vol. 400; no. 8751; pp. 66 - 68
Format: Article
Published: Economist Newspaper Limited 9/17/2011
Subjects:
High technology industries
Microsoft Corp.
Intel Corp.
Computer operating systems
Integrated circuits
Smartphones
Equipment & supplies
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article examines the business relationship between high technology industry firms Microsoft, creator of the Windows operating system for microcomputers, and semiconductor manufacturer Intel. The reaction of both companies to the competitive threat to microcomputers posed by smartphones and tablet computers is considered, particularly a version of Windows created for smartphones and processors created by Intel for the Android smartphone operating system of Google Inc.