Mafeking

Will Intel's New Processor Be a Game-Changer?

The performance of the i7 quad processors overlap those of the more familiar Core 2 Quad with performance only better at the high end of the Nehalem range.

The problem is the software. It is very difficult to write software that takes advantage of multiple processors on a single chip. Very little truly multi-threaded software currently exists that can benefit from the newer chips.

As it happens I am writing this on a desktop with an i7 processor - just another good performance desktop.

Will the Nehalem series have good performance: yes.

Will it be a game changer: hello no. Game changes await the smart researchers who can simplify multi-process multi-threaded software.

Microsoft's Windows Is a Glacier That Won't Melt Fast

Pricci,
this is an investment site not a techie chat room so I apologize - but I just want to set the record straight. Macs have problems running Windows apps that use sockets. Unfortunately it does not work properly.

More to the point MSFT is still pretty profitable and it is dangerous to succumb to the wishful thinking of the Windows haters that MSFT is going away anytime soon.

Microsoft's Windows Is a Glacier That Won't Melt Fast

Thanks for the sensible article - what the Gartner hysteria fails to mention is that whether you like it or not there is scant alternative to WIndows.

The many flavors of Linux despite the best efforts of the open source community are still difficult to install and use. One area in particular where Windows outshines Linux is in WiFi connectivity. In this area Linux sucks. The open source hobbyists simply cannot seem to get wireless connectivity right.

Of course the Apple's operating system is great and of course it is more stylish than a WIndows computer and I would love to change over, but the trading programs and tools I use are exclusively Windows based. And that issue is in every domain. People use Windows not because of WIndows, but because of the range of WIndows applications. It is trendy to knock MSFT.

Then MSFT come out and beat the street.

Ho hum, I guess the highly paid Gartner analysts create he frisson of excitement to earn their highly paid keep.