http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1242...

"the company is not trying to replace Windows or other alternatives. But developing Moblin was necessary for a broader goal -- to create a consistent foundation of software as the company tries to take its chips into several new markets, including consumer electronics and control consoles in cars."

" The company is contributing features it develops to the Linux Foundation, a non-profit organization that is now overseeing development of Moblin.'

"Separately, Intel said it will deliver a new version of Atom, code-named Pineview, in the fourth quarter of 2009 that includes graphics circuitry and a component called a memory controller that up to now required a separate chip. Reducing the total number of components to make a computer lower costs and reduces power consumption,"

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