Microsoft has been authorized or an independent R D ARM processor

2010 Microsoft, in addition to the field of anti-piracy tossing out some sound, has almost always been ubiquitous Google, Apple's products suppress the sound. The continuation of the past 20 years the basic mode of cooperation Dell Inspiron 8000 Battery with Wintel software giant, has simply become a marginal. But now, giant finally move beyond this model, a key step. The day before yesterday, the global mobile phone giant ARM processor architecture that it has signed with Microsoft, a new strategic agreement will authorize the company to its core processor architecture. Also stressed that the agreement "extends the partnership between the two companies."

Co-kept secret: Microsoft's R & D chip or by authorized

ARM CTO Mike Muller stressed that Microsoft is a partner of ARM than a decade, this authorization will allow Microsoft applications and development "at the forefront," and covering multiple market segments.

"We will improve the ARM architecture-based product research and development initiative." Distributed in the official newspaper of the information ARM, Microsoft general manager of KD Hallman says.

But the agreement were not disclosed more details. Microsoft China, an official who refused comment. ARM China, who is on the "First Financial Daily" said that the specific content of the agreement, ARM world's only "three individuals" have the right to the external stresses. But he stressed that the new cooperation, ARM, Microsoft, are essential.

How such an agreement mysterious? To know that 13 years ago, Microsoft and ARM in the embedded program already, consumer electronics and mobile services have worked together. Currently, many Windows Mobile smart phone also has a mobile processor based on ARM architecture.

Informed sources, approximately 10 million U.S. dollars Microsoft acquired the license ARM, the agreement includes architecture and instruction set, which greatly expanded the scope of Microsoft's use of ARM technology.

The source said that this type of authorization, the world did not several, which allows customers to design their own ARM microprocessor. The company will mainly develop smart phones, notebook computers and other consumer electronics, particularly flat-panel market.

Before Microsoft had never beyond smart phones in general, and the ARM processor in the PC-level official to reach areas of cooperation.

"Microsoft certainly does not rule out the possibility to design the processor itself." The official stressed.

Reporter carefully reviewed Microsoft's hardware business for many years of strategic Dell Inspiron e1705 battery planning information. In fact, several years ago, it began planning for the hardware platform, operating system, initially the main focus on optimizing their own, then extended to peripherals, home entertainment. In 2006, it is the establishment of a "PC architecture group", target Microsoft's headquarters in Silicon Valley Institute of R & D laboratories and development, including chips, including hardware platforms, developing more consumer electronics business. Clearly, access to hardware development, has been a long time plot.

Wintel camp: unstoppable disintegration

On the ARM, if markets can be a breakthrough in notebook processors, Microsoft system, which penetrate each other with Intel, the competition site, an important bargaining chip to get.

This action may be more significant for Microsoft. Only, it must first prepare for Wintel alliance partners Intel's anger. Over the years, Microsoft's attitude on the processor giant has been cautious, careful pace out of Union.

Let us look at an example of a game between the two sides. In 2009, when Microsoft officially released Windows 7 before the external global executives have said the company expected to support operating systems other than Intel processors, such as ARM architecture. This will cover more consumer electronics products. But the pressure from Intel to force Microsoft executives denied his final argument. Up to now, Windows 7 is still not clear for the ARM open.

However, in April this year, Microsoft platforms and services for one, the kernel of external experts Makelaxi Norwich, said the company is developing an ARM-based operating system.

Microsoft can not give up cooperation with Intel. But the software giant has its own difficulties, it is regarded as the Internet market, lonely people. Google, Apple on behalf of the emerging power of the Internet industry have made it embarrassing for a long time.

Google seized the Linux open source trends, its operating system has to seize many of the world Adroid smart phone and tablet PC market share. Reflected in China, based on Adroid phones, tablet PCs have become Shenzhen Huaqiang North, Beijing Zhongguancun IT distribution market such as the main force. Lenovo recently announced music phone, Gome own brand Tablet PC, all using the Google system, Acer, Dell, and more access to the enterprise, are urgently introduced Google Notebook. Relatively Windows, Adroid software camp although not perfect, but the zero-cost advantage to attract a large number of machine companies to follow, which no longer have to be the Microsoft of the gas.

Apple is a hardware platform with semi-closed, open software ecosystem collapse of Microsoft, Intel-led wintel system has become the industry follow the example of the mobile Internet era of heroes. Currently, Apple is based Sony VGP-BPS5 battery on the ARM processor architecture, developed their own independent processor program. iPad with iPhone 4, Apple has to spend his own design A4 chip. It is reported that in the future, Apple will use it to launch TV products.

Up to now, in addition to the smartphone market has cooperation with ARM in the XBOX game co-operation with IBM, Microsoft more then stick to the Wintel market system and still use the purchase of way to get Intel Technology. The Intel Atom platform technology bottlenecks, Microsoft system hardware requirements are too high, leading to the camp has been criticized in the mobile Internet market.

In fact, in this area, Intel and Microsoft have also complained about each other. Intel's return to smart phones, tablet PC market, efforts are already subject to Microsoft's operating system features complex. Prior to Intel simply developed their own Linux system Moblin, after it merged Moblin system with Nokia, has set up a named Meego's Industry Alliance, which means that the new market segments, Intel also has begun to faithless .

Both sides are aware about the future of the long road together for love, they give each other move beyond the Wintel system, it seems more and more able to tolerate. The continuation of 20 years, once very strong cooperation in camp, are breaking down.

The supplier of the heart, of course they want users to point their own multi-purpose family of products, the latest of thought is now we love to marketing the so-called "integrated solution based on building party", such as HP's BladeSystem Matrix, or IBM The CloudBurst. For manufacturers, the vision of these products are cleaner, more integrated, efficient and better data center, which, according to them the products, some degree this is true enough, but the biggest key is, you should believe that this vision of it?

Indeed, the market trend is now obvious change: the gradual virtualization infrastructure, the market generally move IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) cloud structure, so more work load can be performed on the same hardware configuration. All the hardware with a standard configuration can really contribute to better efficiency and reuse. Such as blade systems, 10GbE, and network storage technologies to support this one will be able to permanently set the concept of the virtual configuration. Some vendors will use these techniques to package their solutions, plus a bunch of virtual, Guan Li, profiling tools, so you can directly cast into a part Dangzuoxuni pool use, as the components can be Buduan Chongfukuochong, like a cloud Ban "Lego."

Hardware manufacturers to prove they have excellent QA and integration capabilities to Dell Inspiron 9400 Battery launch a combination of abundant and cheap, also do not need our own DIY, which is why no one their own PC or server of the assembled company. Therefore, as integrated by the vendor to help us all buttoned infrastructure Why not? In this wave of IT evolution, this would not be a reasonable progress?