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Intel CEO Paul Otellini on Thursday said that the company has anadvantage over its rival ARM on Windows 8 for tablets because ofdecades of developing x86 chips that support the Windows operatingsystem. "We think it's a differentiator," said Otellini at the company'sinvestor meeting in Santa Clara, California. "We have the advantageof the incumbency, the legacy support." Intel's only competitor in the Windows 8 tablet market is ARM,whose processors ship in most tablets today. ARM may have an entrypoint to the Windows tablet market, but faces a tough road aheadconsidering Intel's history with Windows, Otellini said. Windows grew up on x86 chips, but Microsoft is now also releasingWindows for the ARM architecture to make a dent into the tabletmarket. The upcoming Windows 8 OS will have a touch-based userinterface and will come in three versions -- Windows RT for ARM,and Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro for x86 chips. Intel plans to offer a new low-power Atom chip code-named CloverTrail, which will be released at the time of Windows 8 later thisyear. Otellini said PC makers are designing 20 Windows 8 tabletsbased on Intel chips. No ARM-based device makers have publicly announced Windows tablets,though Microsoft is working with ARM-based chip makers Nvidia,Qualcomm and Texas Instruments to bring Windows 8 compatibility totablets and PCs. Playing the application compatibility card, Otellini said tabletswith Intel's upcoming chips will support older applications writtenfor previous versions of Windows, which is important for CIOs. "There's going to be some compatibility issues for otherarchitectures," Otellini said. Just by pressing one button on a tablet, users will be able to jumpinto legacy Windows mode for those who need an older userinterface, Otellini said. The Windows 8 tablets on Intel chipsprovide a snappy response, Otellini said. Many application compatibility issues have been raised in the past.Intel last year claimed that legacy x86 applications would not work on Windows on ARM, a claim that was shot down byMicrosoft. However, Microsoft later said that Windows on ARM would not be able to run or port existing x86 applications. Microsoft is trying to raise the appeal of Windows on ARM bybundling basic Office applications -- collectively called Office 15-- with versions of Windows RT. Microsoft Office will not beincluded with Windows 8 or Windows 8 Pro. There are also hardware compatibility issues at stake. For example,older printers and cameras may not work with Windows on ARM devicesas drivers are currently compatible only with x86 chips, andcompanies may be unwilling to rewrite drivers for ARM. Intel also hopes to bring tablet features such as touchscreens toits upcoming class of thin-and-light laptops called ultrabooks. TopPC makers expect to release ultrabooks based on Windows 8 in thefuture. ARM could not immediately respond when asked about Otellini'scomments. Agam Shah covers PCs, tablets, servers, chips and semiconductorsfor IDG News Service. Follow Agam on Twitter at @agamsh . Agam's e-mail address is agam_shah@idg.com. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as E Cigarettes Cartridges Manufacturer , Ego K Ecig Manufacturer, and more. For more , please visit Mini e Health Cigarette today!
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