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To: Elmer Phud who wrote (256467)	10/7/2008 4:10:12 PM
From: neolib	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Re-reading the article, either AMD violated the agreement by telling the Arabs about it or they mislead them by NOT telling them about it! Who else but AMD would be such slimebags? Phud, you are having some comprehension problems. The agreement is not violated by telling the Arabs there is some confidential parts. It is violated if they tell them the confidential info itself. Hence Intel's interest: "We're curious about whether the new investors made this commitment without even knowing the terms of AMD's license with Intel."

To: Elmer Phud who wrote (256467)	10/7/2008 4:13:06 PM
From: fastpathguru	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

""" Given the confidential provision, even AMD's new investors could not know the confidential terms of the contract," he said. "We're curious about whether the new investors made this commitment without even knowing the terms of AMD's license with Intel." """ You just can't make stuff like this up! It's too good!!! What's really funny is that you're making assumptions about what's in documents you've never seen. That's ok though. We're used to it. fpg

To: Elmer Phud who wrote (256467)	10/7/2008 4:36:15 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

"You just can't make stuff like this up! It's too good!!!" Just a teeny little point. Intel certainly knew something was in the works. The exact timing might have been in question, but that something like this was going to happen wasn't. So, are we supposed to believe that Intel's lawyers were sitting on their hands and didn't have a clue what Intel's rights and position were until this press release?

To: Elmer Phud who wrote (256467)	10/7/2008 4:46:14 PM
From: mas_	Respond to of 275872

Intel says will defend patent rights against AMD reuters.com SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Intel Corp (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Tuesday it has "serious questions" about a deal announced by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) to spin off its manufacturing business and focus on chip design, and is ready to defend its patents. Intel spokesman Chuck Mulloy said that AMD and Intel have a patent cross-licensing agreement under which AMD pays royalties to Intel. "Intel has serious questions about this transaction as it relates to the license and will vigorously protect Intel's intellectual property rights," Mulloy said of AMD's announcement. Mulloy said Intel has asked AMD to make the agreement public but he said it would not, so he was not at liberty to discuss the matter in detail.