Back in June Intel announced that were already in the works using the new Clover Trail chip, including the , which was demonstrated at the Computex show that month.

Signs of Intel's Windows-only focus began to appear in late July, however, when it was reported that the company had to work on Clover Trail tablets.

Now, with this latest move, it's apparently ruling out Linux in general.

Power Management Issues

Given that the tablet category is dominated by Linux-based Android and Unix-based iOS, Intel's move certainly suggests that it has made a deliberate decision to place all its bets on Microsoft's .