How important is Intel to Microsoft now?

At the CES this year, Microsoft demonstrated its next generation Windows 8 OS that would run on ARM processors. This has been aimed at netbooks, a category Intel is not strong in. Microsoft's decision to focus on netbooks threatens the x86 architecture developed by Intel and Intel's desktop and laptops are not that important for Microsoft anymore. So while Intel thinks of netbooks as media devices, Microsoft thinks it is the computer of the future. Read on!

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