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Clash of the Titans Over USB 3.0 Specification Process

Posted by timothy on from the so-you'd-cut-this-giant-electronic-baby-in-half dept.

Ian Lamont writes "Nvidia and other chip designers are accusing Intel of 'illegally restraining trade' in a dispute over the USB 3.0 specification. The dispute has prompted Nvidia, AMD, Via, and SiS to establish a rival standard for the USB 3.0 host controller. An Intel spokesman denies the company is making the USB specification, or that USB 3.0 'borrows technology heavily' from the PCI Special Interests group. He does, however, say that Intel won't release an unfinished Intel host controller spec until it's ready, as it would lead to incompatible hardware."

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  1. Re:1394 For Life by Teriblows · · Score: 0, Troll

    no, apple got greedy and charged per port. over millions of units..that adds up. apple got greedy and short sighted. and we pay with an technically inferior product.

  2. Re:1394 For Life by leicaman · · Score: -1, Troll
    Yeah, that greedy Apple had the nerve to charge $1 per port for their intellectual property. That sure made Firewire drives LOTS more expensive! Holy smokes, how did hard drive makers survive?

    And then they finally popularized USB with the iMac, forcing peripheral makers to finally use something besides PS2 connectors for, mice, ancient connectors for printers, etc. PC makers had USB first, but few companies made USB peripherals until about six months after the iMac came out. Why? Because they didn't need to. Apple took the other ports off the iMac and forced them to make USB peripherals. And that was when Apple was in bad shape!

    Later, USB 2 was marketed as fast as Firewire, even though in reality it's much slower than Firewire 400, let alone 800. Leave it to those who don't develop technology to market their products as better rather than actually MAKE them better.

    Yep, Apple is worse than Microsoft. Ignore that Apple's Server OS has unlimited client licenses. That they use lots of open source software and have contributed significantly to open source through Webkit, Bonjour, etc. They're just as greedy as Microsoft. Uh huh.

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  3. Re:Feedayeen by Hal_Porter · · Score: 0, Troll

    Fedayeen? Mod parent down, -1 Terrorist.

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  4. Re:1394 For Life by Jarik_Tentsu · · Score: 0, Troll

    USB is also better for hot-swappability.

    You can really pull out a USB whenever you want to. Oh sure, you might get a bit of corrupted data if you don't go "Safely Remove Hardware", but overall it's fine to rip it out whenever.

    With 1394, sometimes ripping it out at the wrong times can give you a BSOD, or even worse, damage your device. I think a lot of manufacturers of 1394 interfaces even suggest to boot the computer *with* the device plugged in.

    ~Jarik

  5. Re:1394 For Life by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Hey another one button retard. We aren't talking about Apple's firstworld upper-class homosexual customer base. The cost is a real issue if you're going to put on every fucking PC on the entire planet.