LightPeak->Thunderbolt: Apple and Intel unveil Thunderbolt I/O technology

[Mad Pistol]

Why would AMD care about Lightpeak? It does not compete directly with any of their products and anyway i wouldnt say that bamtan2 is an AMD fanboy..

That's the thing though. Intel has bypassed the whole "anti-competitive practice" thing by allowing apple to use it. It's not going to be a product exclusive to intel chipsets. If this technology takes off and starts heading down the path to becoming a standard in the industry, AMD will be dead in the water without it. In that case, they will have to pay intel their royalties to adapt the technology.

Unless AMD has their own implementation of this tech, they're going to have to get it from Intel. Seeing as Intel is a much larger company, AMD isn't going to be able to have a competing standard. They simply do not have the money to go on such a campaign. Therefore, if Thunderbolt is successful, AMD is going to need it to survive.




I like this tech so far. The fact that it's a blanket technology for USB3.0, eSATA, SATA3, and all the video adaptor ports (with sound), Light peak has the makings of a highly successful standard in the future. I mean, if you can channel virtually anything down one cable, wouldn't you use it? No more going out looking for a specific cable type. All you would need is a TB cable (sounds like a bad disease )




Seriously though, I could swear TB is already taken by a disease that affects the lungs.




"Hey guys, I just got my TB cable from Newegg. *cough* This cough has been bothering me for a few days. *cough* *cough* I think I need to see a doctor."

Nice going Intel.