Intel's Chief Exec Criticizes Windows 8 at Internal Event
[09/26/2012 10:40 AM]
Microsoft Corp.'s Windows 8 operating system is a month away, but Intel Corp.'s chief exec admitted during a private meeting that the OS still contains bugs. While the details are scarce, it looks like Windows 8 will not be able to provide maximum quality user experience out of the box, which may slowdown its initial adoption.
Intel needs Windows 8 operating system to sell more of its latest chips, but apparently the OS still needs tweaking so that it could utilize all the benefits it has to offer on hardware available today, reports Bloomberg news-agency. Paul Otellini told Intel employees in Taiwan that improvements still need to be made to Windows 8, but did not reveal whether Intel needs to further tweak its drivers, or the OS itself is not fully baked.
Intel earlier this quarter lowered its revenue expectations citing slow demand in well-developed countries. The company now needs Microsoft to launch Windows 8 as soon as possible to spur interest towards personal computers. Even in case the OS still needs improvements, it will catalyze PC market growth and will even let some companies to finally release competitive media tablets features Windows RT or Windows 8.
Considering the fact that the first breeds of PCs never take full advantage of brand-new operating systems, it will hardly be a problem for PC makers that Windows 8 will not support certain functionality at launch. However, some ideas will only be fully implemented in the coming quarters as hardware, drivers and OS itself will get more polished and powerful.
Intel and Microsoft did not comment on the news-story.
Tags: Intel, Windows, Windows 8, Microsoft, Windows RT, Ivy Bridge, Haswell, Business
0
1
[Posted by: Zola 
| Date: 09/26/12 12:17:17 PM]
0
0
[Posted by: lol123 | Date: 09/29/12 02:52:52 PM]6:09 pm | Second-Generation Kinect Sensor for Windows Due in 2014 – Microsoft. Microsoft Discloses Additional Details About Kinect 2
4:24 pm | New Technique May Open Up an Era of Atomic-Scale Semiconductor Devices. Atom-Scale Semiconductor Devices May Be Incoming, Thanks to New Researchers
11:30 pm | Kinect Support Is Not Mandatory for Xbox One Video Games – Microsoft. Microsoft Will Not Require Compulsory Support of Kinect from Xbox One Games
11:20 pm | Thermaltake Publishes List of PSUs Compatible with Intel Cori i “Haswell” Chips. 20 PSUs from Thermaltake Are Compatible with Next-Gen Intel Chips
11:10 pm | European Amazon Stores Start to List Xbox One with €599 Price-Tag. Microsoft Xbox One May Cost €599 in Europe, If First Listings Are Correct
9:28 pm | Apple to Assemble Macs in Texas, Set to Manufacture Parts Across the U.S. Apple’s Plan to Move Production Back to U.S. Gets Shape
9:12 pm | Microsoft Confident in Lack of Quality Issues with Xbox One Hardware. Microsoft Vows Xbox One Will Not Have RROD-Like Issues
8:52 pm | AMD Officially Launches New-Generation APUs for Mobile Applications [UPDATED]. AMD Introduces Kabini, Temash and Richland Accelerated Processing Units
6:51 pm | OCZ Reveals Vertex 450 Solid-State Drives: High-End Performance at Mainstream Prices. OCZ Introduces New SSDs Based on Indilinx Barefoot 3 Controller
3:40 pm | Nvidia Unveils GeForce GTX 780: GK110-Based Consumer Solution for $649. Nvidia’s Cut Down Titan LE Becomes GeForce GTX 780
Make Home Page
Add to Favorites
Xbitlabs on Facebook
XbitLabs is using Twitter
Windows Live Alerts
