Intel’s Response to Chip Meltdown Deepens Rift With Microsoft
- ‘Wintel’ alliance that built PC industry was already fraying
- Disgruntled customer base could start seeking alternatives
Chipmaker Meltdown Exposes Security Vulnerabilities
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Recent revelations that millions of Intel Corp.’s chips carry a security flaw is putting a deeper strain on the company’s decades-long partnership with Microsoft Corp.
Dubbed Wintel, the two technology giants worked hand in hand for much of the PC era, with Microsoft building the Windows operating system and Intel making the chips to run it. But as mobile technology began to replace PCs’ prowess, both companies sought new partners and the alliance started to fray.