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To: combjelly who wrote (528481)	11/12/2009 7:03:28 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1586955

That doesn't seem like much of a settlement given the size of INTC and its impact on AMD." You have to realize that the actual dollar figure is not the most important thing that came out of the agreement. As Tenchu notes, they are not restricted to fabs they own any more. That, and the change in behavior of Intel since the suit was filed means a huge win for AMD. And AMD either was pretty confident that this would happen, or they made a huge gamble. One of the processors that is coming out in 2011, code name Bobcat, has a fully synthesizable core. I take it that INTC does not have a chip with a "fully synthesizable core". Bottom line, the money was the smallest consideration here. Thanks for the explanation. It makes better sense now.