CPUs tweaked to run Win 8

[woodsmoke]

At least one of the chip people is going to work so that the chip is tweaked for Windows 8.

The thing that occured to me is what if MS creates a situation wherein if the chip doesn't see a windows system it doesn't run? Not mentioned in the article.

MS to have four versions of Win 8 specifically for the ARM chip.

The normal thought on this would be "so what?" So MS has four versions designed for a chip, but the implication is that they will be "co-designed".

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2385562,00.asp

woodsmoke

[thelonegunmen]

Re: CPUs tweaked to run Win 8

I see what you're saying there, hmm, that is troubling if it does become a win only sort of thing. If you think about it, Win would be making a great (for them) move if all the new pc hardware were made to run on solely on a Win OS, forcing people to buy there crap.

[Telengard]

Re: CPUs tweaked to run Win 8

It wouldn't be the first time hardware manufacturers catered directly to Windows. Ever heard of a winmodem?

Not long ago there was some motherboard manufacturer coding their firmware tables specifically to provide bogus information to Linux, while providing correct information to Windows.

[MoonRise]

Re: CPUs tweaked to run Win 8

It wouldn't be the first time hardware manufacturers catered directly to Windows. Ever heard of a winmodem?

Not long ago there was some motherboard manufacturer coding their firmware tables specifically to provide bogus information to Linux, while providing correct information to Windows.

Oh yes i do remember that and even for Windows there were issues due to that. Troubling it is!