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Re:Watch out AMD: Intel Arc A580 could be the next great aff... by als0 on Saturday August 05, 2023 @11:43AM (#37013142)
If AMD got taken over, then they would automatically lose their x86 license, as I believe it is a condition in their cross-licensing agreement. This is why I don't expect AMD to get bought in the near future.
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Re:Watch out AMD: Intel Arc A580 could be the next great aff... by EwanToo on Saturday August 05, 2023 @12:43PM (#37013814)
That's correct yes, if AMD is bought then the cross-licensing deals terminate in both directions - i.e. Intel also lose access to the AMD patents.

It's a poison pill which means Intel themselves would be the only serious buyer.

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Re:Watch out AMD: Intel Arc A580 could be the next great aff... by n3m4c on Saturday August 05, 2023 @02:00PM (#37014731)
Wouldn’t that mean Intel would really have to negotiate a new deal with whoever buys AMD since otherwise they couldn’t make any new cpus?
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Re:Watch out AMD: Intel Arc A580 could be the next great aff... by als0 on Sunday August 06, 2023 @06:26AM (#37020605)
Technically AMD could still make ARM[1] or RISC-V based CPUs under a new owner.

[1] https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/amd-reveals-its-ready-to...

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Re:Watch out AMD: Intel Arc A580 could be the next great aff... by wkat4242 on Sunday August 06, 2023 @04:56PM (#37026650)
> It's a poison pill which means Intel themselves would be the only serious buyer.

Which market regulators would never allow. This is even bigger in terms of monopoly than Nvidia trying to buy arm.

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