Quote Originally Posted by perkam
THe idea is slick, but compatibility would be the last of AMD's worries. It's patented by Intel....so I smell a lawsuit...and a big one. Only that AMD knows that if Intel does pursues that route, it has its own case against Intel's monopolizing influence in the market which could get Intel into a VERY sticky situation.

Perkam
LAW SUITE? It's just an instruction set, no BIG DEAL about it. AMD have the right under cross-licenscing agreement to use Intel processor instructions. Why is AMD not sued for using SSE3 in Venice and SD which have HT instructions.