dreaming of a world without microslop or wintel
March 4, 2026 at 7:51 AM
dreaming of a world without microslop or wintel
Reminded of this delightful circle cut from the Comiket 50 catalog
November 17, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Reminded of this delightful circle cut from the Comiket 50 catalog
The most shocking thing to me about the US government getting 10% of Intel is that it’s only worth $10B-$11B. For comparison, 10% of Microsoft is worth $370B.
I recall when Microsoft was 2x the market cap of Intel. 37x is a huge divergence of fortunes for the Wintel monopoly.
I recall when Microsoft was 2x the market cap of Intel. 37x is a huge divergence of fortunes for the Wintel monopoly.
August 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The most shocking thing to me about the US government getting 10% of Intel is that it’s only worth $10B-$11B. For comparison, 10% of Microsoft is worth $370B.
I recall when Microsoft was 2x the market cap of Intel. 37x is a huge divergence of fortunes for the Wintel monopoly.
I recall when Microsoft was 2x the market cap of Intel. 37x is a huge divergence of fortunes for the Wintel monopoly.
Apple hasn't seriously competed with Wintel machines since the 1990s. They sell to a very narrow, very specific audience.
They also even alienate members of that customer base, most notably high end knowledgeable power users who Apple routinely refuses to accommodate.
They also even alienate members of that customer base, most notably high end knowledgeable power users who Apple routinely refuses to accommodate.
May 8, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Apple hasn't seriously competed with Wintel machines since the 1990s. They sell to a very narrow, very specific audience.
They also even alienate members of that customer base, most notably high end knowledgeable power users who Apple routinely refuses to accommodate.
They also even alienate members of that customer base, most notably high end knowledgeable power users who Apple routinely refuses to accommodate.
jesus christ; "wintel modems" as a concept just flooded back to me
whenever i claim tech is getting worse please slap me
whenever i claim tech is getting worse please slap me
September 4, 2026 at 5:18 PM
jesus christ; "wintel modems" as a concept just flooded back to me
whenever i claim tech is getting worse please slap me
whenever i claim tech is getting worse please slap me
So if you’re on an ARM processor and can’t natively do x86-64 anymore, instead of fully implementing or translating everything, you have a “Real” WinTel OS VM you rent from Microsoft and remote into.
September 23, 2026 at 8:06 PM
So if you’re on an ARM processor and can’t natively do x86-64 anymore, instead of fully implementing or translating everything, you have a “Real” WinTel OS VM you rent from Microsoft and remote into.
Das ist der Tod der Hochleistungs Wintel Laptops. So Dinger, die mit 400w Netzteil kommen.
Nach den Handys bekommen auch die Laptops in der EU einen standardisierten Ladeanschluss. Alle mobilen Computer müssen künftig per USB-C geladen werden können.
Ladekabel: USB-C-Ladeanschluss ist ab sofort auch für Laptops verpflichtend
Nach den Handys bekommen auch die Laptops in der EU einen standardisierten Ladeanschluss. Alle mobilen Computer müssen künftig per USB-C geladen werden können.
www.zeit.de
April 28, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Das ist der Tod der Hochleistungs Wintel Laptops. So Dinger, die mit 400w Netzteil kommen.
Wir leben PC mäßig in einer Mangelwirtschaft. Die Wintel sind durch die TPM2 und Rampreise unwirtschaftlich geworden.
April 26, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Wir leben PC mäßig in einer Mangelwirtschaft. Die Wintel sind durch die TPM2 und Rampreise unwirtschaftlich geworden.
nobody tell her
!["Silicon Graphics reincorporated as a Delaware corporation in January 1990. Through the mid to late-1990s, the rapidly improving performance of commodity Wintel machines began to erode SGI's stronghold in the 3D market. The porting of Maya to other platforms was a major event in this process. SGI made several attempts to address this, including a disastrous move from its existing MIPS platforms to the Intel Itanium, as well as introducing its own Linux-based Intel IA-32 based workstations and servers that failed in the market. In the mid-2000s the company repositioned itself as a supercomputer vendor, a move that also failed.
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July 26, 2026 at 5:55 PM
nobody tell her
Like at some point all those senior leadership types are gonna be guys who don't remember computing before Windows Vista or the emergence of OSX and iOS. The phrase "wintel monopoly" won't exist in their heads. A lot can change quickly.
December 8, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Like at some point all those senior leadership types are gonna be guys who don't remember computing before Windows Vista or the emergence of OSX and iOS. The phrase "wintel monopoly" won't exist in their heads. A lot can change quickly.
We had a great little set of years where the computer at home, the computer at school, and the computer at mom or dad's job all ran the same OS and had the same productivity suite installed. Say what you will about Wintel, there was transferability there. That's gone. Throw out the chromebooks.
February 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
We had a great little set of years where the computer at home, the computer at school, and the computer at mom or dad's job all ran the same OS and had the same productivity suite installed. Say what you will about Wintel, there was transferability there. That's gone. Throw out the chromebooks.
discovering that Thunderbolt on Windows is a fucking joke, good job Wintel
December 18, 2024 at 12:22 AM
discovering that Thunderbolt on Windows is a fucking joke, good job Wintel
Update this evening: simpler documentation and one click install for wintel and Apple silicon.
May 13, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Update this evening: simpler documentation and one click install for wintel and Apple silicon.
OpenNvidia could become the #AI generation's WinTel theregister.com/2025/09/29/n... via @theregister.com & @sjvn.bsky.social
I never liked WinTel much, and the OpenAI/Nvidia combo, OpenNvidia, isn't to my taste either.
I never liked WinTel much, and the OpenAI/Nvidia combo, OpenNvidia, isn't to my taste either.
OpenNvidia could become the AI generation's WinTel
Opinion: Duo could dominate in the same way Microsoft and Intel ruled PCs for decades
theregister.com
September 29, 2025 at 10:20 PM
OpenNvidia could become the #AI generation's WinTel theregister.com/2025/09/29/n... via @theregister.com & @sjvn.bsky.social
I never liked WinTel much, and the OpenAI/Nvidia combo, OpenNvidia, isn't to my taste either.
I never liked WinTel much, and the OpenAI/Nvidia combo, OpenNvidia, isn't to my taste either.
I love little insights into how people lived with (non-wintel) computers in the past. There's something really special about it that i'll never get bored about, and I always wonder what they were using, what they were doing with it, and just how they lived around it <3
The room of a 35-year-old Fighting Maniac from Yokohama in 1996.
December 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I love little insights into how people lived with (non-wintel) computers in the past. There's something really special about it that i'll never get bored about, and I always wonder what they were using, what they were doing with it, and just how they lived around it <3
Langsam verstehe ich, warum Einige meinen, Apple killt mit dem Neo die Wintel Welt. Ich vermute sogar, gemeinsam mit Linux. Die Produktion eines Wintel ist von vielen Zulieferern abhängig, die alle Gewinne machen wollen. Und Windows 11 ist zu aufdringlich.
April 3, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Langsam verstehe ich, warum Einige meinen, Apple killt mit dem Neo die Wintel Welt. Ich vermute sogar, gemeinsam mit Linux. Die Produktion eines Wintel ist von vielen Zulieferern abhängig, die alle Gewinne machen wollen. Und Windows 11 ist zu aufdringlich.
There was this beautiful era in time where so much Japanese media used the Mac Chicago font. Then everyone switched to Wintel and Win 9x and it all got replaced by Comic Sans
November 17, 2024 at 7:46 AM
There was this beautiful era in time where so much Japanese media used the Mac Chicago font. Then everyone switched to Wintel and Win 9x and it all got replaced by Comic Sans
Tipo, uns europeus passaram mais de 10 anos usando o Commodore 64, a maioria com exatamente os mesmos specs. Faz sentido competição de forçar eles ao máximo.
Os IBM PC-clone/Wintel q tivemos depois do fim da reserva de mercado tinha milhões de variações de spec e modelo, não fazia sentido demoscene
Os IBM PC-clone/Wintel q tivemos depois do fim da reserva de mercado tinha milhões de variações de spec e modelo, não fazia sentido demoscene
March 7, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Tipo, uns europeus passaram mais de 10 anos usando o Commodore 64, a maioria com exatamente os mesmos specs. Faz sentido competição de forçar eles ao máximo.
Os IBM PC-clone/Wintel q tivemos depois do fim da reserva de mercado tinha milhões de variações de spec e modelo, não fazia sentido demoscene
Os IBM PC-clone/Wintel q tivemos depois do fim da reserva de mercado tinha milhões de variações de spec e modelo, não fazia sentido demoscene
LUTINOS!
Soirée Corona, Snap et Technotronics : revue de presse DU numéro DU premier magazine qui a eu les cojones de prendre un virage non-wintel dans ses colonnes, vous allez voir qu'on savait rigoler à l'époque.
RDV à 20h sur twitch.tv/imilnb
Soirée Corona, Snap et Technotronics : revue de presse DU numéro DU premier magazine qui a eu les cojones de prendre un virage non-wintel dans ses colonnes, vous allez voir qu'on savait rigoler à l'époque.
RDV à 20h sur twitch.tv/imilnb
July 9, 2025 at 5:25 AM
LUTINOS!
Soirée Corona, Snap et Technotronics : revue de presse DU numéro DU premier magazine qui a eu les cojones de prendre un virage non-wintel dans ses colonnes, vous allez voir qu'on savait rigoler à l'époque.
RDV à 20h sur twitch.tv/imilnb
Soirée Corona, Snap et Technotronics : revue de presse DU numéro DU premier magazine qui a eu les cojones de prendre un virage non-wintel dans ses colonnes, vous allez voir qu'on savait rigoler à l'époque.
RDV à 20h sur twitch.tv/imilnb
And Apple was recovered and growing, NetFlix launched streaming, and Amazon was already grossing 34 billion a year.
"WinTel is all of Big Tech" would have to be closer to y2k.
"WinTel is all of Big Tech" would have to be closer to y2k.
November 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM
And Apple was recovered and growing, NetFlix launched streaming, and Amazon was already grossing 34 billion a year.
"WinTel is all of Big Tech" would have to be closer to y2k.
"WinTel is all of Big Tech" would have to be closer to y2k.
How Windows 11 is breaking from its bedrock and moving away
How Windows 11 is breaking from its bedrock and moving away
The once mighty Wintel supercontinent is cracking in more ways than you might think
Opinion Say what you like about its role in the destruction of civilization, the net is still good for a few party games. Take bets on when the "Wintel Empire" was first reported as under attack, and by what. Then go and find out.…
dlvr.it
August 29, 2025 at 9:35 AM
How Windows 11 is breaking from its bedrock and moving away
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nUs... peak video
The Curious Case of Wynncraft's Acrobat
YouTube video by Wintel
www.youtube.com
August 8, 2026 at 7:47 AM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nUs... peak video
Oh the joy: OpenNvidia may be the AI generation's WinTel
Oh the joy: OpenNvidia may be the AI generation's WinTel
Duo could dominate in the same way Microsoft and Intel ruled PCs for decades
Opinion The OpenAI and Nvidia $100 billion partnership sure sounds impressive. $100 billion isn't chicken feed, even as more and more tech companies cross the trillion-dollar mark. But what does it really mean?…
dlvr.it
September 29, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Oh the joy: OpenNvidia may be the AI generation's WinTel