Intel is about to lend Moblin challenge Microsoft

Introduction: Foreign media is written today civil say, intel is based on the Moblin 2.1 operating system that Linux develops to will be in the many domains such as smartphone and table machine and Microsoft to develop competition, but both sides still can maintain collaboration in certain domain, develop jointly.

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The Moblin 2.1 operating system of Intel whether in shift and Windows of desktop market antagonism?

The Intel developer forum in this week (the following abbreviation " IDF " ) go up, intel rolled out Moblin 2.1 to open a source the test version of the operating system, this product will face a dog stairs for bed variety dog crates large of equipment to roll out, include a smartphone, get online this, online machine (online device of shift of Nettop) , MID() and the car holds a system.

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One word of Moblin is the abbreviate of Mobile Linux, linux of means shift edition. And Moblin 2.1 is designed originally to get online at first, but the promotion orientation with this current product basically has 3, include to hold facility, get online to be mixed originally online machine.

Wait in smartphone and MID hold device sphere, moblin 2.1 uses tie-in approach (Atom) processor moves. The operating system of test version Moblin 2.1 that Intel reveals on IDF has the function such as feeling screen and gesticulation input. Brand-new interface allows an user to be between different application opening a source switch, provided quick way and gregarious network application for the user. Moblin 2.1 system supports Adobe Flash to still support the Silverlight 3 of Microsoft not only from the browser of the belt, those who make is OK run the interactive application that is based on a network.

In online competence region, moblin also will extend his power stage by stage. Dai Er begins to sell the price is the Mini 10v jotter of 299 dollars recently, the user can choose to install operating system of Ubuntu Moblin Remix. And include grand Qi , Hua Shuo inside other PC manufacturer also represents, the plan rolls out Moblin to get online this.

In table machine domain, the goal of Moblin 2.1 is main online machine of with a view to. This kind of product uses the design of unifinication, the most popular selling dvd discovery be similar to malic IMac, and the approach that uses Intel normally uses processor, for example Hua Shuo Eee Top and Dai Er Studio One 19. At present the most online machine on the market uses Windows XP operating system.

Although XP holds a dominant position, but extending Windows 7 operating system as a result of Microsoft, because this price issue will dog stairs make one big challenge. If price is exorbitant, can lose low to get online to be mixed originally the portion of online machine domain, if price is too low can have decrease gain capacity.

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The success of Moblin depended on even tripartite software. Intel had been built " approach moves developer project " the best selling dvd discovery (Atom Developer Program) develops application for Moblin with encouraging developer. Intel still expresses, use what will offer different sort through using a store the program, this action and cereal song Android Market are similar.

Although Linux already was rolled out before New Year more a variety of emission edition, but as a result of too complex be confined to fraction user to use so, majority is IT personage or technologist. And although Mini 10v jotter of Dai Er can let an user select Moblin operating system, but this product basically faces general of senior user and rather than to tell an user.

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Besides, because existing between Intel and Microsoft famous " Wintel " allied, because this Intel is even between bilateral competition and collaboration,find balance place. Intel develops Moblin of have the aid of competition in many domains and Microsoft, compete in smartphone domain and Windows Mobile for example, and in table machine, get online to develop competition with online machine domain and Windows originally dvd discovery 3 . Nevertheless, both sides still needs each other to cooperate.

Intel and Microsoft are giving full cooperation, with period get online Silverlight 3 conformity to Moblin next year this in. Intel still will move developer project to support Silverlight through approach.

The challenge with the biggest Intel is in with how to attract more users. If method is proper, moblin issues the Linux that makes smartphone of over or across and table machine field edition, achieve great progress.

Intel plans this year the bottom rolls out Moblin 2.1 formally. (Vessel grand)