Intel pays AMD $1.25 billion in antitrust settlement

ThraxThrax 🐌Austin, TX Icrontian
edited November 2009 in Science & Tech
Intel pays AMD $1.25 billion in antitrust settlement

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  • Cliff_ForsterCliff_Forster Icrontian
    edited November 2009
    Being right has rarely been this satisfying
  • BuddyJBuddyJ Dept. of Propaganda OKC Icrontian
    edited November 2009
    Now if both sides keep it classy and don't point fingers, everyone will come out looking good.
  • Cliff_ForsterCliff_Forster Icrontian
    edited November 2009
    Intel already looks bad.

    I think if you are AMD the way to play it is this. You stick your chest out and say "we knew this battle was just and worth the fight" and leave it at that.

    Long term its actually good for all tech enthusiasts to have this behind us.
  • SnarkasmSnarkasm Madison, WI Icrontian
    edited November 2009
    Cliff_Forster wrote:
    Being right has rarely been this satisfying

    Tempered only by the realization that Intel's performance division handily trounces AMD's best offering...
  • Sledgehammer70Sledgehammer70 California Icrontian
    edited November 2009
    The question is.. how much of the $1.25 billion was spent on the legal aspects of this case? My guess is over $250 million
  • Cliff_ForsterCliff_Forster Icrontian
    edited November 2009
    I don't know Snark, I game and transcode an occasional video on a Radeon 5870 which is pretty amazing. Say what you want about the i7 vs. the Phenom II, the Radeon 5870 is the finest performance PC part currently available on the consumer market.
  • BandrikBandrik Elkhart, IN Icrontian
    edited November 2009
    Good, glad they were able to settle. Certainly a nice little chunk of change for AMD, and in a way it's nice that Intel is able to make that payout without faltering. Competition is good, and I hope they both stay in the game for the long run.

    Now when can I get a payout like that? I'd be happy with even .01% of that payout. =P
  • lordbeanlordbean Ontario, Canada
    edited November 2009
    Personally, I suspect Intel's sudden change of heart toward the case may be because of the potential threat of nvidia producing CPUs. Intel's methods may have hampered AMD, but they weren't exactly targeting AMD either, if you think about it. Nvidia would have run into the same trouble, meaning Intel would have to have settled with two companies instead of one if they'd waited until after nvidia launched a processor line.
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