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AMD Releases 2 Low-Power 64-bit Processors
rwiggers writes "AMD has released two new low power processors for embedded apps. With a power of 18W and a chipset with 3W of average consumption [PDF] it seems we may have some interesting competition with Intel's Atom."
OK AMD, I understand some of your reasoning, but as an embedded designer, I cannot stress this enough:
If you don't support Linux, I won't design your parts in.
From the linked slick:
"Delivers a Microsoft® Windows Vista® Premium experience,
handling the rich Aero user interface and extremely
demanding application workloads with ease"
OK, I understand why you have to add that - and in and of itself, that's OK, as many of the target users will be running Windows.
However, what I *don't* see is anything like:
"Supports EXA, OpenGL, V4L2, and GStreamer under Linux."
Indeed, I don't find "Linux" anywhere on the slick. Sorry, but the gear I design needs a longer lifespan for the software - including the OS - than Microsoft is able to give me (yes, I know they "promise cross our hearts and hope to die pinky swear" to support their 'embedded' OS'es for a long time, but history shows otherwise).
So, to summarize:
BAD AMD! WRONG OS! NO BISCUIT!
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