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Re:Intel fires warning shots at Microsoft, says x86 emulatio... by dboreham on Saturday June 10, 2017 @05:16PM (#14529239)
We're not talking here about what is right, or even what is correct under the law. We're talking about what a set of lawyers think they can plausibly use to bring an infringement case and not be laughed out of court. A broad spectrum of possibilities.
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Re:Intel fires warning shots at Microsoft, says x86 emulatio... by benchaney on Sunday June 11, 2017 @01:10AM (#14530724)
Actually this sub thread is about what is right.

> To be fair Intel has done a lot of work to make the x86 as great as possible. Patent lawsuits are awful. I'm not sure just copying someone's technology and emulating it without paying a license fee is all that great either.

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