It's no secret that desktop computers are on the decline, which makes chipmaker Intel's plans to remove desktop motherboards from its product mix not entirely surprising.
AnandTech reported Wednesday that Intel is planning to wind down its desktop motherboard division following the launch of its Haswell-based architecture in 2013.
"We disclosed internally that Intel's Desktop Motherboard Business will begin slowly ramping down over the course of the next three years," Intel confirmed in a statement to TechRadar.
"As Intel gradually ramps down its motherboard business we are ramping up critical areas of the desktop space including integration of innovative solutions for the 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s.
Via AnandTech
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