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Intergraph Injunction Against Intel Suspended For Now

Posted by timothy on from the talking-real-money dept.

Kilbasar writes "News.com is reporting that the Itanic has hit another iceberg, with a District Court granting an injunction stopping Intel from making the chip. However, the injunction was immediately suspended to allow for another round of appeals, and I don't really see anything coming of this other than Intel paying Intergraph anywhere from $100M to $250M to use their patents."

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  1. I can picture it now.... by cyberise · · Score: 5, Funny

    .....the AMD execs are probably all grinning and giggling like schoolgirls.

    1. Re:I can picture it now.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Yeah, until they get hit by the iceberg.

    2. Re:I can picture it now.... by packeteer · · Score: 3, Funny

      Or untill they hit the iceburg. I can see it now "Mayden Voyage of the Clawhammer CPU crashes into Itanic".

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  2. My that's rich! by L.+VeGas · · Score: 3, Funny

    "the Itanic has hit another iceberg"

    What a wit!
    'Course I'm only half right.

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    1. Re:My that's rich! by Kilbasar · · Score: 1, Funny

      Hey, if people can still abbreviate Microsoft as M$, then I can make a simple Itanic joke.

  3. Not Suspended.. by mnmn · · Score: 4, Funny

    Please note the injunction has been Suspened not Suspended. This new verb might not mean its closely sounding couterpart, so we cannot assume the injunction has been Suspended.

    Here's dictionary.com's take on this new word, and Merriam-Webster's take on it is to blurt out "The word you've entered isn't in the dictionary. Click on a spelling suggestion below or try again using the Dictionary search box to the right."

    As a side note, statistics say most new words are borne out of careless spelling mistakes.

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    1. Re:Not Suspended.. by br0ck · · Score: 4, Funny

      I propose a new rule that if a misspelling has more than 2000 hits, then it should be officially declared good enough for Slashdot. ;)

  4. Re:Suspened??? by unicron · · Score: 5, Funny

    "It's an untruthatude!"

    "Oh, is that like a falsisity?"

    "Yes, your honor."

    "Oh, now I understandify."

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  5. Re:Too bad by GuyMannDude · · Score: 5, Funny

    Intel is not the only chip manufacturer out there. AMD with its clawhammer is looking to be a better option anyway. Its just too bad teh general public doesnt know this.

    Yeah, if you're AMD you have to envy Intel's marketing campaign. Nothing says "massive computer power" like a bunch of bald idiots covered in blue bodypaint dancing around like jackasses.

    GMD

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  6. Re:What will Integraph do with the money? by devnull17 · · Score: 3, Funny

    No, but it will certainly buy the top brass a really, really big boat.

  7. This would be more fun... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...if it read Intel-Intergraph Injunction Inhibited Indefinitely.

  8. Re:Suspened??? by The+Cydonian · · Score: 3, Funny

    Erm, are you slashturbating?

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