Interesting reading on legal history of x86

[jhu]

Here It's 2 years out of date since MeeGo (mentioned at the end), doesn't really seem to be going anywhere.

 

[bullzz]

nice read

 

[monstercameron]

the underdog just seems much more appealing now, I am hoping they survive and prosper!

 

[lewishudson325]

Good article to read and understand the history of PC's brain.

 

[rtsurfer]

Nice read.

Thank you.

 

[Unoid]

Good history and information.

I'm surprised there weren't any legal charges brought against intel for the compiler issue of looking at device ID.

 

[Phynaz]

Rather one sided, but accurate.

For example they don't site the numerous cases AMD brought against Intel but lost.

 

[mrmt]

Rather one sided, but accurate.

For example they don't site the numerous cases AMD brought against Intel but lost.

Like the compiler issue, where Intel could keep things as before except for having to notify customers that software compiled with ICC could not apply the same optimizations to AMD processors.

 

[Phynaz]

There's also the 1992 arbitration, where AMD was told their problems were of their own making, and not Intel's fault.

AMD was not the 'victim' of Intel's alleged plan, but was "victimized by its own inability to adjust to what it knew to be reality," and, with respect to AMD's delay in the development of competitive products, that "Intel's actions had very little to do with AMD's conduct."

From the New York Times interview with J. Barton Phelps (the arbitrator):

He characterized Advanced Micro's behavior as ''unremitting vindictiveness accompanied by a large dollop of opportunism.'' He also said Intel's behavior did not excuse Advanced Micro from having to come up with acceptable products to trade. ''The problem is that A.M.D. assumes a somewhat romanticized factual situation which, like Camelot, never existed,'' he said in the ruling.

 

[Blue_Max]

Bah, they didn't mention the 8088 in soda machines, or the Pentium 60's math bug. 😀

 

[rtsurfer]

I am curious if somewhere there is an article about Intel's perspective of how all of this went down.

 

[PliotronX]

I am curious if somewhere there is an article about Intel's perspective of how all of this went down.

"When in doubt, litigate."

 

[Headfoot]

Funny how quickly things can become inaccurate in just 2.5 years since the writing of the article. Tablet usage stats are totally different now, and nobody knows what MeeGo is or was except a small handful. Very interesting nonetheless