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AMD has been using place names for their CPUs for several years, particularly since the K8/Athlon 64 era. They just seem to be using Italian cities this time ar
by theandrewbailey 5y ago
AMD has been using place names for their CPUs for several years, particularly since the K8/Athlon 64 era. They just seem to be using Italian cities this time around.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_of_AMD_processors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_of_AMD_processors
- u320 5y agoPlace names avoids trademark conflicts.
- NonEUCitizen 5y agonot necessarily: https://www.champagne.fr/en/comite-champagne/bureaus/bureaus/united-states/pages/protection-of-the-champagne-name https://www.champagne.fr/en/comite-champagne/bureaus/bureaus...
- vlovich123 5y agoI'm not aware of any cases of code names that run afoul of trademarks, are you?