Intel Threatens To Revoke AMD's x86 License

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday March 16, 2009 @08:07AM from the toddlers-fighting-over-a-toy dept.

theraindog writes "AMD's former manufacturing division opened for business last week as GlobalFoundries, but the spin-off may run afoul of AMD's 2001 cross-licensing agreement with Intel. Indeed, Intel has formally accused AMD of violating the agreement, and threatened to terminate the company's licenses in 60 days if a resolution is not found. Intel contends that GlobalFoundries is not a subsidiary of AMD, and thus is not covered by the licensing agreement. AMD has fired back, insisting that it has done nothing wrong, and that Intel's threat constitutes a violation of the deal. At stake is not only AMD's ability to build processors that use Intel's x86 technology, but also Intel's ability to use AMD's x86-64 tech in its CPUs."

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Re:if they do that by mdm-adph · 2009-03-16 08:11 · Score: 5, Funny

I, for one, welcome our new strong ARM'd overlords.

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It is by my will alone my thoughts acquire motion; it is by the juice of the coffee bean that the thoughts acquire speed
Re:if they do that by Anonymous Coward · 2009-03-16 08:30 · Score: 5, Funny

sounds RISCy.
Re:if they do that by Anonymous Coward · 2009-03-16 08:59 · Score: 5, Funny

You'd probably swallow it by accident.
Re:if they do that by EdwinBoyd · 2009-03-16 09:14 · Score: 5, Funny

Don't blame me, I bought a Cyrix!

Feel free to mock me, however.