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Microsoft Almost Tapped VIA For Origami
20 Apr, 2006, 5:00 pm IST | by
Jayesh Mansukhani
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DigiTimes is reporting that Microsoft's latest baby, Origami, almost had VIA processor systems and not Intel. According to reports, Microsoft was leaning towards VIA's C7-M for the device, which costs about half the price of the Celeron M that eventually made it into the design. Name recognition and R&D muscle were factors that went into the decision to go with Intel.
All considered, the Intel decision makes sense. The Celeron M's power consumption is at par with the VIA processors but Intel has far deeper pockets with better R&D budgets to develop and supply quicker updates.
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Tags: VIA , Origami , C7-M , Intel , Celeron M , UMPC
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