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There are only AMD and Intel products in that list. I understand they have effectively ruled out competition with comprehensive patent coverage.
by lolc 8y ago
There are only AMD and Intel products in that list. I understand they have effectively ruled out competition with comprehensive patent coverage.
- binmanthrowaway 8y agoNobody prevents anyone from creating competing CPU. It just won't have x86 instruction set.
- lolc 8y ago> Nobody prevents anyone from creating competing CPU. I'm pretty sure that Intel, AMD, ARM, IBM and a host of others would disagree if you actually tried.
- BuildTheRobots 8y agoIt looks like VIA[1] are actually planning on bringing out an AMD64[2] compatible CPU- though I honestly wonder if it'll get any traction at all (it could be interesting in the low power space assuming it can even vaguely compete on price). [1] https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3023729/via-technologies-to-launch-x86-64-cpus-in-bid-to-take-on-amd-and-intel https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3023729/via-techno... [2] Yeah, I know we're supposed to call it x86-64 these days, but lets take a moment and remember some of the brilliance AMD can be capable of. And thank the gods we're not stuck with Itanium.