He said Intel would optimize Intel Architecture for Android, and Rubin said Google would optimize Android for Intel chips.

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Unlike Windows, which has been tied to Intel's processor architecture, Google's Android operating system is processor agnostic.

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Android also allows most programs to work even if manufacturers change the underlying chip architecture.

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Linux kernel, ARM architecture, should play reasonably nice with smartphones and tablets built for Android.

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Third, he says that Google recently decided to include the MIPS architecture as part of its software development kits for the next generation of Android and beyond.

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