They weren't any less litigious, Intel sold licenses to the x86 architecture. There were several fabs that had licenses, and there were lawsuits around whether

They weren't any less litigious, Intel sold licenses to the x86 architecture. There were several fabs that had licenses, and there were lawsuits around whether or not they were transferable. https://jolt.law.harvard.edu/digest/intel-and-the-x86-architecture-a-legal-perspective https://jolt.law.harvard.edu/digest/intel-and-the-x86-archit...