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Note also the title of the Related Story at the bottom of the posting that IHS iSuppli expects media tablets (iPad, etc) to significantly outsell PC tablets (Windows 8, Windows...) from 2010 through 2015.
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Windows 8 on ARM expected to appear by the end of 2011
Monica Chen, Taipei; Joseph Tsai, DIGITIMES [Tuesday 24 May 2011]
Tablet PCs that adopt Windows 8 and ARM-based processor are expected to appear by the end of 2011, but due to the platform lack of system performance, the platform will be mainly used for targeting the tablet PC
market, according to sources from notebook players.
However, due to the combination still have several issues need to be resolved, most notebook players are taking a conservative attitude toward the new platform and will not rush to open up new projects for the related
products.
Due to the Windows 8/ARM platform initially only testing in the tablet PC market, the sources believe the platform is unlikely to affect Intel's position in the traditional PC segment, while the operating system is also unlikely to impact Google's Android in the next one year.
Related stories:
iPad-style media tablets to out-ship PC tablets by factor of 10 from 2010 to 2015, says IHS iSuppli (May 19)
Note also the title of the Related Story at the bottom of the posting that IHS iSuppli expects media tablets (iPad, etc) to significantly outsell PC tablets (Windows 8, Windows...) from 2010 through 2015.
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Windows 8 on ARM expected to appear by the end of 2011
Monica Chen, Taipei; Joseph Tsai, DIGITIMES [Tuesday 24 May 2011]
Tablet PCs that adopt Windows 8 and ARM-based processor are expected to appear by the end of 2011, but due to the platform lack of system performance, the platform will be mainly used for targeting the tablet PC
market, according to sources from notebook players.
However, due to the combination still have several issues need to be resolved, most notebook players are taking a conservative attitude toward the new platform and will not rush to open up new projects for the related
products.
Due to the Windows 8/ARM platform initially only testing in the tablet PC market, the sources believe the platform is unlikely to affect Intel's position in the traditional PC segment, while the operating system is also unlikely to impact Google's Android in the next one year.
Related stories:
iPad-style media tablets to out-ship PC tablets by factor of 10 from 2010 to 2015, says IHS iSuppli (May 19)
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