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| by Stephen Withers | |
| Tuesday, 28 July 2009 | |
  
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AMD's talking up the benefits of using Windows 7 on its hardware, presumably hoping to break Intel's streak with the Core family and more recently the Atom that's been widely used in netbooks. "Working with Microsoft, AMD has focused on addressing customers' top computing priorities such as superior visual experience, better PC entertainment, a stable platform and great power management technology to help Microsoft deliver an outstanding, dynamic Windows 7 environment for consumers and businesses alike," trumpet AMD officials. They point to future AMD graphics cards' support for the DirectX 11 compute shader for improved performance, AMD-V support for Virtual PC and Windows XP mode, and the way AMD technology and Windows 7 together reduce overall power consumption. Microsoft is suitably complimentary in return. "AMD continues to be a great industry partner and we are very happy to work with them to deliver great premium experiences for our mutual customers. With technology such as DirectX 11 graphics cards, AMD understands PC users needs by providing a dynamic entertainment experience," said Mike Ybarra, Microsoft's general manager of Windows product management. "Because we worked closely with AMD in the development and test process of Windows 7, users running Windows 7 Home Premium and Professional on an AMD-based platform can experience a rich, fast computing experience," he added. Could these glowing remarks have something to do with Intel's push towards Linux on netbooks (Moblin)? |
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