[GLLUG] Is the "Wintel" monopoly slipping away?

[Eduardo Cesconetto]

Case in point: HTC HD2, some hard core hackers ran Win 6.5, 7, Android and iOS. 

On Dec 24, 2010, at 12:18 AM, Charles Ulrich wrote:

> Windows CE runs on ARM and there are quite a few tablets/netbooks on
> eBay sporting it. Can't vouch for how how *well* it runs on these
> devices, however. Plus there are several "Windows Phones" out now that
> have basically the same hardware as their Android cousins. In fact,
> I'm pretty sure there are some that can dual-boot between Android and
> Windows Mobile or whatever they call it.
> 
> Even if the whole world went to ARM overnight, MS still has options.
> 
> On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 11:43 AM, Michael Rudas <audiotech50 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Is the "Wintel" monopoly slipping away?  The evidence says "yes"--in
>> the face of ARM processors running Android, Chrome, or iOS, is there a
>> future for Windows on x86 processors?
>> <http://www.digitimes.com/NewsShow/MailHome.asp?datePublish=2010/12/22&pages=PD&seq=217>
>> Somehow, I doubt that Windows on ARM is gonna fly...
>> 
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