Intel to be Sued by Transmeta

as long as my macbook pro with core2duo (or the quad core) doesn't get pushed back so far that i can't get one by the time i start college, i'll be ok. if it goes longer than that, i'll be very angry (putting it as nicely as possible).

This is FUD. Intel will agree to a settlement far before they will pull processors from the market or delay them for an extended period of time. The only problem I can forsee is if Intel is forced to change their price points due to the royalties being paid to Transmeta.

More importantly, this doesn't just affect Macs. This affects the entire PC market! No Core 2 Duos for any line, whether it's HP or Gateway. An entire generation of computers would be affected by this lawsuit.

Fortunately, I doubt that this will phase Intel at all. It's too late in the game to stop production, and the bulk of their profits are still to be made on Core 2 Duos.

I've got 4 words: Out of court settlement. The "little guy" will be content and that's that.

More importantly, this doesn't just affect Macs. This affects the entire PC market! No Core 2 Duos for any line, whether it's HP or Gateway. An entire generation of computers would be affected by this lawsuit.

 

Fortunately, I doubt that this will phase Intel at all. It's too late in the game to stop production, and the bulk of their profits are still to be made on Core 2 Duos.

 

I've got 4 words: Out of court settlement. The "little guy" will be content and that's that.

Yea, but alot of those other companys also have AMD in their lineup, so they would not be as severely effected, they'd just push the AMD machienes more, but then again you also have a severely true point that this company will settle out of court and Intel will give them whatever they want because they cant afford to just sit on these chips or redesigne them well having no new cpus out.

greedy :censored2: transmeta

Good

Day for AMD?

greedy transmeta

Good

Day for AMD?

If you were a small guy letting a big corp use ur technologys and you couldnt reach an agreement (especially with 10 patents, this isnt just 1 and "In its first nine years of business, Transmeta, in Santa Clara, California, posted $650 million in losses. Last year, Transmeta switched business models and now focuses on licensing its technology.") wouldnt you sue too? and yes this may well be a good day for amd.

Nothing will happen, this won't affect anyone, it'll all go away, we'll soon get the core 2 duo MBPs.

It's really not even a small speed bump. Whatever amount of money Transmeta asks for, it'll be infinitesimal compared to Intel's total revenue anyway. It's a small company that isn't doing so well, and by threatening a lawsuit, they can get a few dollars in their pocket via a settlement. In the tech world, this is very common among small and huge companies.

I don't think AMD is going to benefit from this situation. It won't affect Intel's production probably, and nothing drastic will result from this. AMD will continue to slowly but surely gain market-share due to it's own positive assets, rather than due to Intel's lack-thereof.

It's really not even a small speed bump. Whatever amount of money Transmeta asks for, it'll be infinitesimal compared to Intel's total revenue anyway. It's a small company that isn't doing so well, and by threatening a lawsuit, they can get a few dollars in their pocket via a settlement. In the tech world, this is very common among small and huge companies.

 

I don't think AMD is going to benefit from this situation. It won't affect Intel's production probably, and nothing drastic will result from this. AMD will continue to slowly but surely gain market-share due to it's own positive assets, rather than due to Intel's lack-thereof.

That is quite true... and its not like that small of a company could even truely effect Intel, its more like an annoyance, like gnats.... they dont really do ne thing but bug you...

Frankly, It doesn't really mattter. Sure, it's something to keep an eye on, but I doubt anything big, if anything at all, will be affected by this "threat" (for lack of a better word)

On second thought, this could be the big day for AMD and Apple, for them to push this out, if it's in the making that is.

Or maybe Intel might just buy them out?

Thats exactly what I forgot to add to my post. Why doesn't Intel just buy Transmeta so they can own their technologies instead of having to pay royalties to them. Intel definately could do it, the question is, will they?

because transmitia is losing $, not making it...

I hope this one won't lead Intel to highly increase the CPU prices. More expensive Apple Hardware is exactly what we don't need.

Is it just too optimistic to think that Apple might consider AMD chips? They have changed suppliers before, anyway.

I hope this one won't lead Intel to highly increase the CPU prices. More expensive Apple Hardware is exactly what we don't need.

 

Is it just too optimistic to think that Apple might consider AMD chips? They have changed suppliers before, anyway.

If this does have amajor impact they would have to at least consider it, as they definately do not need any more price rises, but at like 48% profit that would still mean it would just cut their earnings...

48% profit?! Wow, they almost ask for the hackintosh.

48% profit?! Wow, they almost ask for the hackintosh.

Im not sure if thats for the macs, but it is for the iPod (ballpark, they dont release the actual #s... i wonder why... ) but id assume that if they mark up iPods that much they would do something similar with the computers (althought it couldnt be that much... but its probobly still alot)

Transmeta* is losing money, so it would be quite a bit easier for Intel to low ball them with a buyout price. Its much harder, expensive, to buy a company that is making money than it is to buy a company in the dire straights that is losing money. If the buy out costs Intel the same if not a little more than a settlement in the long, or short term, then Intel buying Transmeta would be a smart move.

Agreed. Besides Intel doesn't have to keep Transmeta. They buy them out, aquire the license for the technology and close the company down. Atleast that's what I would have do.