Intel knocks ARM's legacy app dilemma in Windows 8, says it has a 'big uphill fight'

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/10x0714oub245advvx.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/10/intel-knocks-arm-legacy-app-dilemma-in-windows-8/)Intel has typically kept its cool (http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/13/intel-ceo-paul-otellini-addresses-microsofts-arm-move-in-the-wa/) in responding to Windows 8 on ARM (http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/16/microsoft-outs-three-flavors-of-windows-8-windows-8-windows-8/), but that war of words (and chips) just got a little more heated at an investor meeting. CEO Paul Otellini saw his more mobile-oriented competition facing a "big uphill fight" without the presence of legacy Windows app support. That's a big drawback for corporate buyers that have legions of traditional apps they want to keep running, the executive said. He also used the opportunity to rib ARM (http://www.engadget.com/tag/ARM/) over a lack of any existing Windows hardware. There's certainly no question that Intel has a head start (http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/09/lenovos-ideapad-yoga-convertible-tablet-runs-windows-8-is-set/) in Windows 8 support, but the remarks do come with a degree of irony. Intel is cutting into ARM's territory (http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/27/intels-xolo-x900-by-lava-hands-on/) with Atom-based Android phones, and while it won't have as much of a problem with legacy OS support as ARM will with Windows, Intel has a lot to prove on its own.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/10/intel-knocks-arm-legacy-app-dilemma-in-windows-8/