:Intel Snubs Microsoft; Offers Linux Certification
Intel Snubs Microsoft; Offers Linux Certification Jul 22, 2008, 22 :30 UTC (0 Talkback[s]) (5742 reads) (Other stories by David Flynn)
"The most noticeable nod towards Linux, which was simultaneously a backhand slap at Microsoft, took place at the Beijing IDF in April 2007, when Intel embraced Linux as the OS of choice for its new class of ‘mobile Internet devices’ as well as an equal partner in a category of larger-screen UMPCs which later morphed into mini-notes. At last year’s San Francisco IDF, a prestigious walk-on spot during the keynote was bestowed upon Ubuntu creator Mark Shuttleworth."
