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Re:Uncorrectable freedom and security issues on x86 platform... by TazeTSchnitzel on Saturday March 04, 2017 @12:44PM (#13791953)
I believe it's not the instruction set they have patents on per se, but rather on how to implement it efficiently.
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Re:Uncorrectable freedom and security issues on x86 platform... by wolfgke on Saturday March 04, 2017 @03:53PM (#13792875)
Which provides strong evidence that patents are the root of all evil.
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