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Intel already tried to raise this concern when AMD spun-out GlobalFoundries. I assume immediately after that one of their lawyers noticed they'd lose all rights
by xenadu02 9y ago
Intel already tried to raise this concern when AMD spun-out GlobalFoundries. I assume immediately after that one of their lawyers noticed they'd lose all rights to x86-64 if they tried to invoke the termination clause because Intel never mentioned it again.
IMHO this is effectively a non-issue and has been from the moment Intel was forced to abandon Itanium in favor of x86-64.
The other aspect is anti-trust. If x86 really does become single-source (Intel) then there is no evading monopoly status. The current US administration won't do anything about it but the rest of the world probably will. Intel would be forced to openly license x86 anyway.