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Well, since x86 is a monopoly ... Intel oughta go easy on this one.
by nerpderp83 9y ago
Well, since x86 is a monopoly ... Intel oughta go easy on this one.
- killin_dan 9y agoI was thinking the same thing. Intel is gonna get its shit pushed in one way or the other on this, and I'm gonna watch it happen with a big smile on my face. Patents will not stop the march of progress.
- wyldfire 9y agoIntel would argue (semi-sanely) that there's no monopoly on CPUs. You can make your own mips, arm, it even Risc-V CPUs. Also that they cross license x86 with competitors.
- pgeorgi 9y agoWere there any new licensees in the last 15 years? Nvidia reportedly had issues getting the necessary paperwork: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Denver#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Denver#History
- amiga-workbench 9y agoHow very convenient, Denver would have pooped all over Intel's Atom offerings at the time.
- blazespin 9y agoReally? How many people do you know that own a Smartphone that runs Intel?
- CamperBob2 9y agoThe whole idea behind patents is that they are legal monopolies backed up with guns.
- indolering 9y agoI know that there are some laws preventing businesses with a market monopoly from abusing that monopoly through patents. This is one reason why patent trolling entities exist: you can sell your patents to a 3rd party who will then go after your competitors. I would love for a real lawyer to explain this tortured logic.