22 Feb
2024
22 Feb
'24
11:50 a.m.
On 2/22/24 05:47, Gunnar Larson wrote:
Microsoft Will Use Intel to Manufacture Home-Grown Processor https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-21/microsoft-will-use-intel-... <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-21/microsoft-will-use-intel-to-manufacture-home-grown-processor>
Intel Corp. has landed Microsoft Corp. as a customer for its made-to-order chip business, marking a key win for an ambitious turnaround effort under Chief Executive Officer Pat Gelsinger.
Microsoft in the CPU business? That can't be good, given what their requirements were for ARM-based computers and "Secure Boot" (they required that it be locked down). -- Shawn K. Quinn <skquinn@rushpost.com>