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Hell freezes over: Microsoft makes Windows free for some devices

Well, I think most consumers, including myself, wouldn't want that crap even for free. Microsoft is just making bad software for so many years now and people are fed up with it. Why switch from Android with its larger ecosystem and liberate yourself from Microsoft frustration when it's just "also free"?

I'm really hoping for Chromebook liberating the desktop as well - and no, this is no bad thing for Intel in any way. Actually this would increase desktop and notebook sales significantly.

AE, you have mentioned that Intel held off Bay Trail from being used for Android tablets due to concern over contra-revenue support. Further, you have included an Intel slide from IDF 2014 Shenzhen that there is a new platform "Bay Trail-Entry" tailored to low/mid Android tablets.

[http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/04/02/solving-intels-android-mystery.aspx]

This kind of explains the BayTrail+ rumour. Honestly, I don't believe this is the actual reason why Intel didn't release BayTrail for Android devices. How much sense does it make to announce huge contra revenues and then not to release the product and wait instead to make it cheaper? BayTrail is already late to the party and they should have released it as early as possible. I think they screwed something up, maybe graphics drivers, but I'm not sure.