Quote Originally Posted by virtualrain View Post
Sidebar... How did AMD get an x86 license? How long is it for?
When Intel won the contract to be the CPU supplier for IBM's PC, IBM required that there was at least one more supplier of x86 CPUs. AMD won that contract. A few years later Intel tried to revoke AMDs licence. AMD sued and won the lawsuit and they now have a permanent non-transferable x86 license. BTW Nvidia could try to buy Via or at least their Centaur CPU division if they wanted to enter the x86 CPU market although im not sure if VIA's parent company would want to sell.