> "...depending on Microsoft to have the good will to figure it out on their own dime." They don't have to figure it out on their own; everybody maintains clos

> "...depending on Microsoft to have the good will to figure it out on their own dime." They don't have to figure it out on their own; everybody maintains close contact. For example, Intel has a field office literally one block away from Microsoft's main campus. One would assume AMD also has a field office similarly near by. (EDIT: they do, a couple of blocks further.)