Intel's problems are "a combination of tablets and a late launch of Windows 8," said Douglas Freedman, an analyst with RBC Capital Markets.
"Given the supply constraints, late launch in the US and the decision to launch the Q10 later, this is a good start for the platform".
Nintendo blamed the strong yen and lack of hit software for its existing handheld DS and Wii home game consoles, as well as the late launch of the new product, for a downward revision to its profit forecasts.
The late launch may also prove helpful because Team Adventure's builders have learned lessons from both Club Med and Code One, the boats previously constructed at the JMV boat yard in Cherbourg, France.
By leveraging late launch technology, Cherub dynamically inserts a lightweight virtual machine monitor (VMM) under a commodity operating system (OS) when critical pieces of an application code or data are to be processed.
We may be grasping for straws here, but as the Sony PlayStation 3 now looks set for a late launch, perhaps the gaming console's entrance in the market this November, instead of this spring, will see a similarly sympathetic reception.
