Here's the real truth behind Intel's illegal collusion with Marvel, Broadcom and Atheros: It's simply a stall tactic. First of all, there was real compromise b/n the WWiSE and TGn Sync groups on the 11n standard -- to the point where they were ready to come together with a Joint Proposal. The Intel et al group strong-armed this out-of-nowhere-against-all-IEEE-procedures proposal in at the last minute just to delay the process (and get a head start on the silicon. They need it, after all. Everyone knows Intel takes two years to create what others can do in one). And while Intel, Broadcom, Marvel and Atheros have had the draft since May, some of the IEEE competitors didn't receive it until this month. A four month delay?? Word coming out from IEEE this week makes it sound like Intel might be backing off...
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Here's the real truth behind Intel's illegal collusion with Marvel, Broadcom and Atheros: It's simply a stall tactic. First of all, there was real compromise b/n the WWiSE and TGn Sync groups on the 11n standard -- to the point where they were ready to come together with a Joint Proposal. The Intel et al group strong-armed this out-of-nowhere-against-all-IEEE-procedures proposal in at the last minute just to delay the process (and get a head start on the silicon. They need it, after all. Everyone knows Intel takes two years to create what others can do in one). And while Intel, Broadcom, Marvel and Atheros have had the draft since May, some of the IEEE competitors didn't receive it until this month. A four month delay?? Word coming out from IEEE this week makes it sound like Intel might be backing off...