Intel CEO on Redmondpoo: “I would probably have gone to Android.”

Microsoft and Intel have been husband and wife in the PC business for as long as the PC business has existed, so it is quite a shocker when Intel CEO Paul Otellini goes on record to say that Nokia’s choice to partner up with Windows Phone 7 was a mistake. In a London analyst meeting, Reuters reports that Otellini said “I wouldn’t have made the decision he made, I would probably have gone to Android if I were [Stephen Elop].” Intel’s head honcho takes it a step further to say that Nokia dropped Intel-Nokia lovechild MeeGo after Microsoft offered to push a hefty amount of Benjis across the table to seal the deal. U mad, Paul? After trash-talking the decision some more, Otellini concluded that Intel would find another partner for MeeGo because “carriers still want a third ecosystem.” Third? Ouch, talk about completely brushing off Windows Phone 7 as a player in the game. Yup, he mad. Meanwhile, in Redmondpoo…

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