Re:Intel to Universities: No Patents, Please, Just Open Source
by brlewis on Wednesday September 14, 2011 @08:59AM
(#2996054)
The money quote: In search of better margins, Intel hopes to beef up its software practice to combat increasingly thin profit margins from chip sales.
Intel has plenty of large competitors in the software area. Still, they expect to make more money thanks to the existence of free software. Contrast this to those who say there's no way to make money if others can copy you.
Intel has plenty of large competitors in the software area. Still, they expect to make more money thanks to the existence of free software. Contrast this to those who say there's no way to make money if others can copy you.