> Worse that that. If you buy any Intel processor since the 8086, US$5.00
> of the cost is a license fee paid to Micro$haft. Micro$haft claims
> ownership to the "Intel Architecture", i.e., what used to be called
> the "IBM-PC/AT". They "purchased" the rights to this design from IBM
> sometime in the early '70s, waited about 10 years for major developments
> to be made by Intel and others, then threatened a suit. The settlement
> was a 5.00 per processor fee to be paid by the end-user.
WHAT?! That's fucking outrageous. It's a fucking tax on CPUs, for Gawd
sakes. No wonder Intel CPUs are so expensive. Has noone drawn the Dept of
Justice's attention to this?! *fume*
Fine, I'll buy an Alpha instead.
Cheers,
Alex.
Watch out, the NSA are everywhere. Your computer must be watched!
/\_/\ Legalise cannabis now!
( o.o ) Smoke some cannabis today!
> ^ < Peace, Love, Unity and Respect to all.
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