Comment Re:Too bad, VIA is my hero (Score 1) 192
Although it's a shame that VIA has decided to leave the business of creating Intel/AMD chipsets, I think we're going to see an exciting new chapter in the company's history unfold. Now that VIA has finally developed a competitive processor and made a serious commitment to openness in both hardware (unlike Intel with their Atom line) and software (by releasing specs and hiring free software developers), I'm excited to see their complete solutions become available on the market.
If VIA manages to create a very low-power motherboard solution I may end up getting multiple of these for general use. It looks more and more like Intel and AMD are targetting the mid-to-high end when what most people need is a Nano or Atom based solution (and in my case Loongson/MIPS and ARM Cortex are part of the mix too). I'm not all too happy with Intel and would give up any performance benefit for a solution from a company that has ethics high on their list of virtues.
If VIA manages to create a very low-power motherboard solution I may end up getting multiple of these for general use. It looks more and more like Intel and AMD are targetting the mid-to-high end when what most people need is a Nano or Atom based solution (and in my case Loongson/MIPS and ARM Cortex are part of the mix too). I'm not all too happy with Intel and would give up any performance benefit for a solution from a company that has ethics high on their list of virtues.
