AMD breaks from Windows exclusivity, adopts Android and Chrome OS

[A Guy]

After years of Windows OS exclusivity, Advanced Micro Devices is opening the door to design chips to run Google's Android and Chrome OS in PCs and tablets.

AMD is expanding OS options as it designs chips based on x86 and ARM architecture, which run multiple OSes, said Lisa Su, senior vice president and general manager of global business units at AMD, in an interview at the Computex trade show in Taiwan.

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A Guy

 

[smarteyeball]

Not surprising. Good on them.

 

[Iforgot]

I'd be quite surprised if AMD hadn't been investigating other avenues anyway.

Now with/if M$ pulling away from the "IBM compatible pc" market, then there may be an upheaval with a lot of companies involved it this market.

 

[Quadrider10]

Uhhhh Ohhh AMD vs. Snapdragon. Lol

 

[Iforgot]

Uhhhh Ohhh AMD vs. Snapdragon. Lol

vs Nvidia vs intel etc

 

[Quadrider10]

Intel doesn't make chips for tablets......nvidia does tho

 

[Iforgot]

Intel for tablets?
Google

Not to mention the new Haswell

 

[Solarstarshines]

I seen this coming a long time ago with them being involved in PS4 and all the other stuff they've been creating I was hoping they would move on with something else instead of battling Intel all the time

They have good products for the less expensive buyer I think this was a bold and smart move which will make there market share rise imagine how you can overclock a Droid phone with out having to worry about voiding warranty that is pretty freakin sweet to me

 

[Solarstarshines]

Intel doesn't make chips for tablets......nvidia does tho

They recently started using Atom processors which are weak anyway
Most tablets are not even 2 Ghz yet most are like 1-5 to 1.7 Ghz if that and those are the real good one's

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 is supposed to show off the new Intel Atom which I think in this area AMD will kill

There APU's are just too strong for Intel to deal with that is a real win for AMD there on the Mobile market

 

[Iforgot]

Intel doesn't make chips for tablets......nvidia does tho

They recently started using Atom processors which are weak anyway
Most tablets are not even 2 Ghz yet most are like 1-5 to 1.7 Ghz if that and those are the real good one's

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 is supposed to show off the new Intel Atom which I think in this area AMD will kill

There APU's are just too strong for Intel to deal with that is a real win for AMD there on the Mobile market

If anything, It does make it interesting that there's so many in the field.

With so many different company's "takes" on the idea, there maybe some new innovations.

As long the largest"Intel" doesn't muscle the rest of the competition out.

edit
found the link
http://www.sevenforums.com/news/287948-intel-confirms-haswell-chip-intro-computex.html

 

[Solarstarshines]

Intel doesn't make chips for tablets......nvidia does tho

They recently started using Atom processors which are weak anyway
Most tablets are not even 2 Ghz yet most are like 1-5 to 1.7 Ghz if that and those are the real good one's

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 is supposed to show off the new Intel Atom which I think in this area AMD will kill

There APU's are just too strong for Intel to deal with that is a real win for AMD there on the Mobile market

If anything, It does make it interesting that there's so many in the field.

With so many different company's "takes" on the idea, there maybe some new innovations.

As long the largest"Intel" doesn't muscle the rest of the competition out.

edit
found the link
http://www.sevenforums.com/news/287948-intel-confirms-haswell-chip-intro-computex.html

That would be a Huge Impact because that chip has some kind of dynamic energy mode which you have to have a qualified PSU to run it

I guess for most people and the world for that matter is to save energy but in the long run the cost are about equal either way

Also keep in mind this is new Architecture so..... we pretty much know the end result the programs already coded to run well on there single threaded ways before will just improve Intel I would say is moving forward in Technology to a Degree

I think AMD is going for something unheard of and as of late been creating some pretty wild things lately ,I'm really not Partial to either I just buy what works well for me at the time

I could be like everyone else as well and have built Intel awesome but I took another route and it works pretty nice for me so far