Intel was his best start to the year in history, the enormous increase in profit indicating that the economic difficulties people are no longer investing in their computers.
Speaking as the results were announced, Otellini said: “The next innovation is facing the dual-core Atom, which will be released in the second quarter.”
With dual-core Atoms already used in small computers, media or nettops to warrant such an announcement, it seems likely that the systems are coming to netbooks.
Quarter masters
Intel has announced a 400 percent increase over the year, quarterly profits, raking in 2.4 billion U.S. dollars(1.55bn) and a profit of 43 cents action? C much more than analysts forecast.
The company cited the strong revenue growth in the mobile microprocessor, which was responsible for the good news.
Of course, the Intel Atom chips remain dominant in the market, the growing netbook, and the company has traditionally been very strong in the laptop, despite competition from rival AMD.
Intel is also looking forward to a few key additions to its portfolio in the coming months, including the Moorestown platform and dual-core Atoms, which have the world's mobile computers humming.
