DeXteR Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 The giant chip maker Intel, facing antitrust challenges around the world, agreed Thursday to pay $1.25 billion to settle its long-running dispute with its smaller rival, Advanced Micro Devices, whose legal actions against Intel set off government investigations in Europe, the United States and Asia. Complete Story:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/13/technology/companies/13chip.html?_r=3&hp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Online Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 yep we are phucked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rajiv Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 :haha: Job hain ke gaya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomainK Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 lol....Intel pwned. :haha: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabira Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 what did intel do wrong? I don't want to read tbhat article so just tell me in short Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Online Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 nothing wrong man, AMD kept whining so Intel paid them off to shut up the sons of b!tches Rajiv mian filhaal to sab thik hain :D but maybe u shud give me some ICF $ to make me feel better? :icflove: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sachinism Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 yep we are phucked :hysterical::hysterical: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texy Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Online...you work for Intel?? do u know Ajay Bhatt:--D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Can some HW knowledgeable person enlighten us on how AMD gets away by copying what Intel does and then sue and get more money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViruRulez Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Intel was one of few companies which had huge growth even during recession. So maybe it will not be affected much. But WTF was the legal case for? I thought Intel came a lot earlier than AMD and would not need to copy anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Online Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Can some HW knowledgeable person enlighten us on how AMD gets away by copying what Intel does and then sue and get more money? They got an x86 license from Intel and hence can use IA. The lawsuit is based on the premise that Intel sweet talked vendors (like Dell and others) into picking Intel chips over AMD by giving deals that are too good to resist. Intel says it did not do anything unfair while AMD *****es and moans and begs to do anything out of the deep debt that it is in. BTW, the ex AMD CEO Ruiz is soon going to be behind bars for insider trading :giggle: t1d: I know him, I know SRT too, the pity is they dont know me :D jk i am just one small fish in the ocean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sachinism Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Online...you work for Intel?? do u know Ajay Bhatt:--D He was the guy on Conan, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 They got an x86 license from Intel and hence can use IA. The lawsuit is based on the premise that Intel sweet talked vendors (like Dell and others) into picking Intel chips over AMD by giving deals that are too good to resist. Intel says it did not do anything unfair while AMD *****es and moans and begs to do anything out of the deep debt that it is in. BTW, the ex AMD CEO Ruiz is soon going to be behind bars for insider trading :giggle: t1d: I know him, I know SRT too, the pity is they dont know me :D jk i am just one small fish in the ocean Looks like they signed a cross-licensing deal now as part of the settlement. Is Intel licensing the x-64 from AMD then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 They got an x86 license from Intel and hence can use IA. The lawsuit is based on the premise that Intel sweet talked vendors (like Dell and others) into picking Intel chips over AMD by giving deals that are too good to resist. Intel says it did not do anything unfair while AMD *****es and moans and begs to do anything out of the deep debt that it is in. BTW, the ex AMD CEO Ruiz is soon going to be behind bars for insider trading :giggle: t1d: I know him, I know SRT too, the pity is they dont know me :D jk i am just one small fish in the ocean If Intel engaged in anti-competition practices, it has to pay the regulators a fine (like say the EU Trade Commission or something). Why is paying AMD a fine? Companies generally pay each other only when there is some sort of Intellectual property rights infringement, not for anti-competition practices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punjabi_khota Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 If Intel engaged in anti-competition practices' date=' it has to pay the regulators a fine (like say the EU Trade Commission or something). [b']Why is it paying AMD a fine? Companies generally pay each other only when there is some sort of Intellectual property rights infringement, not for anti-competition practices. My guess would be that Intel is trying to silence AMD, in the hopes that AMD will not put pressure on governments to actually carry out full fledged anti-trust investigation. So rather than face the government, pay fines and get prolonged bad publicity, they are paying off AMD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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