Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Intel Corporation (INTC) in the Age of Low-Cost Mobile Computing

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Microsoft and Intel
The software and chip giants both have no choice but to accept lower pricing if they hope to maintain relevance in the age of low-cost mobile computing. Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)’s disruptive approach with Android gives OEMs a cheaper alternative operating system, while competition within the ARM Holdings plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:ARMH) ecosystem removes Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)’s pricing power. The result may be longer-term pressure on margins for both titans, as neither had to face competition like this before during the PC’s heyday.

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Fool contributor Evan Niu, CFA, has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Google and Intel and owns shares of Google, Intel, and Microsoft.

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