In next week AMD Intel agreement will expire. What will happen? They will sign new one or maybe they extend this?
is there any benefit in them not signing this agreement?
AMD cannot make x86 chips and Intel cannot make x86-64 chips? Hmm. Which would that hurt worse?
I know, very likely not this simplistic, just saying...
AMD Exec #1: "Hey guys, should we renew this cross-licensing 'thing' or go out of business?"
AMD Exec #2: "Lets sign it and stay in business."
AMD Exec #1: "OK, was just checking..."
It's hard to overstate how important AMD is to Intel's bottom line. There is no way this won't get renewed.Intel Exec #1: "Hey guys, should we renew this cross-licensing 'thing' or face an anti-trust lawsuit?"
Intel Exec #2: "Lets sign it and stay one business."
Intel Exec #1: "OK, was just checking..."
It's hard to overstate how important AMD is to Intel's bottom line. There is no way this won't get renewed.
That ship has sailed. Nobody will break up Intel because they have the entire ARM ecosystem to compete with them.
I don't understand how what you wrote addresses what you quoted. He's saying that Intel will agree to any extensions because they need it, not that some outside entity will force anything on anybody.
That ship has sailed. Nobody will break up Intel because they have the entire ARM ecosystem to compete with them.
What's a PC?The PC market is still an $35B business. You don't want that to be governed by a monopolist, do you?
The PC market is still an $35B business. You don't want that to be governed by a monopolist, do you?
I don't understand how what you wrote addresses what you quoted. He's saying that Intel will agree to any extensions because they need it, not that some outside entity will force anything on anybody.
Its not good for any company's business if this doesn't get renewed.
That said, I never fully understood why Intel so staunchly refused to cross-license the necessary IP with Nvidia.
Its not like Nvidia had (or has) the resources necessary to create an Intel-killer x86 CPU, and Intel sure could have used some of Nvidia's graphics IP.
That said, I never fully understood why Intel so staunchly refused to cross-license the necessary IP with Nvidia.
Its not good for any company's business if this doesn't get renewed.
That said, I never fully understood why Intel so staunchly refused to cross-license the necessary IP with Nvidia.
Its not like Nvidia had (or has) the resources necessary to create an Intel-killer x86 CPU, and Intel sure could have used some of Nvidia's graphics IP.
Money.To my recollection Intel is already cross-licensing Nvidia graphic's IP patents so their own homegrown graphics won't break Nvidia's patents. I forgot what Nviida gets out of this deal.
That never happened, Intel and Nvidia did agree to share patents without threat of litigation.That said, I never fully understood why Intel so staunchly refused to cross-license the necessary IP with Nvidia.
That's how AMD started making x86 processors.i read somewhere that IBM wouldn't allow an x86 monopoly...
i can't remember where.