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[threetonesun]

Anaron, on 23 January 2013 - 17:56, said:

Contrary to what some people might believe, Intel made high-end motherboards (which were oddly overpriced compared to their third-party counterparts).

I don't know that high end is the right word, in all cases. They made some high end boards, they made a lot of very reliable reference boards, and they seemed to be universally expensive unless you could get a deal on them. It was similar to what ATi did when they were still making cards.

[Orange Battery]

I really don't like the thought of desktop users becoming 'enthusiasts' again. Just seems like prices will go up.

Tablets and touch are great, but nothing beats a Desktop and its power for your main hub of control over everything.

[Javik]

I don't see this as being the dawn of the "post PC era" at all, Intel are simply stopping motherboard manufacture because it was never really an overly large business for them and it's probably reached a time at which it's worth their time to focus on other things.

[Hum]

So Intel will still make the sockets and CPU's, yes ?

[+Brando212]

Hum, on 24 January 2013 - 21:51, said:

So Intel will still make the sockets and CPU's, yes ?

of course, just not their own motherboards anymore (which were never the greatest mobos anyway)

[Draconian Guppy]

wonder if this has anything to do with embedded processor?

[primexx]

I didn't even know Intel made mobos

[AngelGraves13]

And.....does anyone care?

[Javik]

Hum, on 24 January 2013 - 21:51, said:

So Intel will still make the sockets and CPU's, yes ?

And they will still be making chipsets.