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> AMD’s x86/x86-64 Cross licensing agreement terminates if they ever have more than X (I think 30% or 50%) Wow I'm surprised this is even legal because it soun
by lloeki 9y ago
> AMD’s x86/x86-64 Cross licensing agreement terminates if they ever have more than X (I think 30% or 50%)
Wow I'm surprised this is even legal because it sounds like an implemented monopoly.
- phs2501 9y agoWell if it means that AMD couldn't ship any x86 processors and Intel couldn't ship x86-64 (i.e. AMD64) processors, that effectively means neither of them could ship any modern x86 processors at all, so that's effectively mutually-assured destruction. If that were in any danger of happening I'd bet dollars to donuts it'd be renegotiated immediately since they both stand to lose everything.