Before this strategy Nokia had the goal of developing Meego who was an open source Linux platform made with the help of Intel and other hardware makers with the objective of being capable of be instaled on phones, tablets, PCs, GPS, Televisions and making everything syncronized.

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"The addition of the low-power Atom platform enables Intel to address new market segments and further rounds out our expanding portfolio of smartphone offerings, " said Bell.

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Rick Echevarria, vice president of the Intel architecture group and general manager of its business client platform division, sounded like he had heard this question before.

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But there are several reasons I believe this won't be the fate of the Alpha chip or, for that matter, any other non-Intel platform on which Linux runs.

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Intel platform and enabling programs have been the foundation of OEM and ODM innovation for decades.

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However, Google already attempted to refine the living room entertainment experience by releasing numerous iterations of Google TV, a Smart TV platform co-developed by Sony, Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and Logitech (NASDAQ: LOGI).

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