Friday, April 19, 2013

Intel CEO: Win 8 tablet computer prices are too high will push low-priced products


According to reports, Intel CEO Paul Otellini (Paul Otellini) on the company's quarterly Teclast P76e earnings conference call on Wednesday told analysts, one of the reasons Windows 8 not have been more successful using the system equipment is too expensive.
Microsoft launched its own SurfacePro Tablet PC lowest price is $ 899, and many other Windows Pro devices can exceed $ 1000 igogo
However, Otellini predicted that the situation will change soon.
He expected this fall, Windows 8 Tablet PC using the Intel chip prices will fall to 300-400 U.S. dollars: "The current entry price is still very high, but they will quickly reduce the next two quarters, because OEM manufacturers began to try new form factor ...... the platform competition will become very different, the starting price will be reduced to $ 300 to $ 400 last year and no such case. "
He said that other tablet PCs that use Intel chips will also be launched, the lowest price of $ 200, but he did not disclose that these devices use what operating system. His description of these devices is to use Intel chips, touch-screen laptop, ultra-thin, light weight, the use of non-core processor.
These devices may be Android devices, because Intel chips for Android devices.
He said that themselves are beginning to use the Windows 8 Tablet PC, and experienced a learning curve (learning curve): "I recently switch touch version of Windows 8 in desktop mode, the version of Windows 7 is better ... you will experience curve (adoption curve), once you overcome the curve, I think you will not give up the system before the upgrade from XP to Windows 7, we did not experience a similar adoption curve igogo
He is not the only person who hold this view. Since Windows 8 devices on sale ployer momo8 speed commentators Microsoft made ​​a similar point of view.
However, these problems will soon be not troubled Otellini, Intel serving 40 years, he will be retired in May.

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