Tbh none of the potential buyers seem good. Guess we'll just have to wait and see. Also an Intel buyout would scrap the cross-licensing deal between Intel and AMD in both directions, would it not? How many patents would AMD lose access to?
I was under the impression that the deal was structured so that only the party who changed ownership lost access, so I believe AMD would keep access to all the patents. I'm not a lawyer though.Tbh none of the potential buyers seem good. Guess we'll just have to wait and see. Also an Intel buyout would scrap the cross-licensing deal between Intel and AMD in both directions, would it not? How many patents would AMD lose access to?
Wouldn't that mean Intel acquirer would lose the ability to design and sell x86 chips, unless they accept to buy patents from AMD on top of paying for Intel?I was under the impression that the deal was structured so that only the party who changed ownership lost access, so I believe AMD would keep access to all the patents. I'm not a lawyer though.
I'm sure AMD would be willing to come to an agreement. If Intel stopped producing x86 parts, that's basically the death of the x86 ecosystem and AMD's investment in the tech (and all their patents) become worthless. They might get some concession (or a big pile of cash) in the process, but they're not going to blow up their cash cow over this.Wouldn't that mean Intel acquirer would lose the ability to design and sell x86 chips, unless they accept to buy patents from AMD on top of paying for Intel?
Not that I'm a fan of x86, but having only one big company doing x86 wouldn't be a good thing for consumers.
AMD will actually be jubilant. Elon will go for CPU designs that run at incredible speeds.Not sure what AMD would want to agree to let the deal go through.
Elon Musk is one of the leaders in AI in the world. Tesla AutoPilot is pure AI. He co-founded OpenAI. Now, his xAI has one of the most powerful AI super computers in the world and some of the best AI engineers. Even Tesla is branching out into AI.My thoughts on Elon and Intel:
He wants fabs to create AI hardware.
He gets the AI hardware designs from Intel.
He also gets OneAPI so the software part is almost ready-made.
He poaches some of the best AI engineers and makes them work out any remaining kinks in both hardware and software.
He takes over the world.
Bad for us x86 users, unless he decides to just let AMD design future x86 CPUs and license their technology in return for royalties. That would actually be a very sensible thing to do, even though the speed of x86 innovation will slow down to a crawl and we may have to settle for 5% IPC improvement every 2 years if we are lucky.
Intel is screwed.Elon Musk is one of the leaders in AI in the world. Tesla AutoPilot is pure AI. He co-founded OpenAI. Now, his xAI has one of the most powerful AI super computers in the world and some of the best AI engineers. Even Tesla is branching out into AI.
I wish Elon buys Intel. Intel very badly needs someone like him.
No, not so simple.Whoever buys Intel client/server, will automatically acquire their x86 rights as well. They'll just pickup where Intel left off.
But it doesn't change anything for AMD. All the x86 rights they already have, will naturally continue into the future regardless of whoever buys Intel. These can't be altered without AMD's approval.
So, the duopoly will still continue.
Intel is ALREADY screwed. Possibly beyond repair. Let Elon have his way with Intel and screw it some more. He will love doing it, at least. Let the manchild enjoy his hobbiesIntel is screwed.
But he gets bored easily. After a few years, he will want a change. Won't be able to get Apple so he will get the next best thing.I wish Musk buys Intel. It's the best way to bury that dead moving body.
Don't underestimate the harm he can do to the other players in the market and the amount of U.S. money he can siphon to spit cheap silicon from Intel's foundries.I wish Musk buys Intel. It's the best way to bury that dead moving body.
They did kinda earn itNot even Intel. They don't deserve that.
Elon Musk is one of the leaders in AI in the world. Tesla AutoPilot is pure AI.
I was under the impression that the deal was structured so that only the party who changed ownership lost access, so I believe AMD would keep access to all the patents. I'm not a lawyer though.
Wouldn't that mean Intel acquirer would lose the ability to design and sell x86 chips, unless they accept to buy patents from AMD on top of paying for Intel?
Not that I'm a fan of x86, but having only one big company doing x86 wouldn't be a good thing for consumers.
Nah, AMD can't yet hit the volumes necessary to replace Intel, but they could in a few years if it became clear that Intel could no longer produce x86 CPUs. TSMC would smell the money and make it happen. And/or Intel's old foundry could start producing AMD chips as standins!If Intel stopped producing x86 parts, that's basically the death of the x86 ecosystem and AMD's investment in the tech (and all their patents) become worthless.
AMD/Qualcomm/Nvidia are companies I wouldn't want to buy Intel. Any of these would lead to killing off a lot of consumer products.Qualcomm would be best company to get Intel