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AMD's licenses from Intel have some strings attached. I think they basically cannot be bought while keeping the rights to x86. A bought AMD could possibly threa

by tormeh 8y ago

AMD's licenses from Intel have some strings attached. I think they basically cannot be bought while keeping the rights to x86. A bought AMD could possibly threaten to no longer grant licenses to Intel, but I'm sure Intel's lawyers have thought of that. Apple buying Intel could work, I guess (anti-trust might get involved), but I don't think it would be a wise investment. Apple doesn't have the volume to keep Intel busy alone.

AmericanChopper 8y ago
I don't think they'd do it either, or that they'd even need to. I just think it's kinda funny that Apple has enough cash to outright buy both Intel and AMD.
scotty79 8y ago
Apple could buy Intel for the tech, AMD just to close it. Then stop selling CPUs or licences altogether. Just ramp up selling Mac's. Then PC dies. :)
- danmaz74 8y ago
  That's exactly the reason why anti-trust regulations exit.
  - scotty79 8y ago
    Yup. It's not something that could realistically happen. But in truly free market it could.
    - InitialLastName 8y ago
      If only! Think, if we lived in a genuine free market, what glories we could see. All hail the monocorp.
      - scotty79 8y ago
        I'm always amused how true "free market" apologists argue that: a) monopolies don't arise b) are good
rasz 8y ago
Apple doesnt need x86, almost nobody needs it anymore. Buy AMD, keep AMD64, throw away 32bit.