However, ZapThink Senior Analyst Jason Bloomberg downplayed that thinking, noting that it doesn’t mean Intel will support Microsoft less, “just that they will be adding Eclipse to their grab bag of software capabilities.”

“I don’t see that this announcement has any major implications for Microsoft,” Bloomberg said. “Remember, Intel wants to drive the market for their chips, so they don’t really care who’s brand of software is running on them.”

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