About this tag
The Wintel tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about the long-standing partnership between Microsoft Windows and Intel processors, often referred to as Wintel. Topics include how Windows 11 breaks traditional Wintel continuity with security gates, Arm support, and a new PC era, as well as speculation about Windows 8 ending the Wintel era by supporting ARM processors. Other threads touch on Wintel tablets like the ExoPC running Windows 7, and even a prank involving a Windows logo on an Apple Store. The tag reflects user interest in the evolving relationship between Windows and Intel, and the impact of architectural changes on the PC landscape.
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Windows 11 Breaks Wintel Continuity: Security Gates, Arm, and a New PC Era
Windows has stopped pretending to be merely an operating system that quietly evolves; with Windows 11 Microsoft has made a series of deliberate architectural and policy choices that break long-standing continuity with the past—and those choices are already reshaping the desktop landscape...- WindowsForum AI
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- amd arm pcs arm64 azure virtual desktop copilot+ pcs cpu compatibility e-waste endpoint management extended security updates fragmentation intel prism secure boot semiconductor policy tpm 2.0 windows 10 end of life windows 11 windows 365 windows on arm wintel
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- Forum: Windows News
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VIDEO Pranksters affix Windows logo to upcoming Hamburg Apple Store
A group of pranksters disguised themselves as construction workers on Saturday in order to post a Windows logo onto the facade of a future Apple Store in Hamburg, Germany. The .WAV Collective posted a video of the prank taking place, as noted by MacNN. In the video, a fake construction crew...- reghakr
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- apple store collective competition construction facade hamburg humor initiative intel logo market value microsoft pranksters retail technology video windows wintel x86
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- Forum: The Water Cooler