Intel ameninta AMD ca le retrage licenta pentru arhitectura x86 din cauza ca AMD ar fi incalcat un contract.
In joc sta licenta AMD de a produce procesoare care utilizeaza tehnologia Intel x86 si licenta Intel de a produce procesoare folosind tehnologia AMD x86-64.Â
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. [slashdot]
Se pare ca i-a tampit criza si pe astia de nu vor sa se mai joace impreuna. Bine totusi ca avem doi jucatori, daca era doar Intel, la ora asta bloguiam de pe un Intel PIII CPU ce ar fi costat 1000$.
Dar parca nici doi jucatori nu sunt de ajuns cateodata. Cyrix anyone?
Cyrix rules! Not! Am avut eu un Cyris, CPU in primul meu PC. Mergea ca melcul si cu asta cred ca jignesc melcii. Fratele lui de la Intel, la aceleasi caracteristici, mergea de doua ori mai bine. In schimb parea ceva mai stabil.
N-as crede ca Intel va renunta la tehnologia x86-64. Eu zic ca se vor intelege pana la urma 🙂
Cyrix ramane in legenda, mai probabil VIA care a si cumparat defapt Cyrix.. iar ceea ce au lansat ei ca si procesoare/chipseturi low-cost si low-power consumption poate sa le refaca din prestigiul pierdut undeva in negura timpurilor pe vremea KT600/800.
Ciryx intradevar mergea prost, dar avea o calitate buna. Producea o caldura imensa! era misto 😛