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If AMD got taken over, then they would automatically lose their x86 license, as I believe it is a condition in their cross-licensing agreement. This is why I do
by als0 3y ago
If AMD got taken over, then they would automatically lose their x86 license, as I believe it is a condition in their cross-licensing agreement. This is why I don't expect AMD to get bought in the near future.
- EwanToo 3y agoThat's correct yes, if AMD is bought then the cross-licensing deals terminate in both directions - i.e. Intel also lose access to the AMD patents. It's a poison pill which means Intel themselves would be the only serious buyer.
- n3m4c 3y agoWouldn’t that mean Intel would really have to negotiate a new deal with whoever buys AMD since otherwise they couldn’t make any new cpus?
- als0 3y agoTechnically AMD could still make ARM[1] or RISC-V based CPUs under a new owner. [1] https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/amd-reveals-its-ready-to-embrace-arm-processors-4168198 https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/amd-reveals-its-ready-to...
- wkat4242 3y ago> It's a poison pill which means Intel themselves would be the only serious buyer. Which market regulators would never allow. This is even bigger in terms of monopoly than Nvidia trying to buy arm.