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To: Elmer Phud who wrote (263959)	7/20/2010 9:56:57 AM
From: fastpathguru	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 275872

The real question is over IP. The FTC wanted Intel to give away IP, Intel refused and I seriously doubt Intel would have settled under those conditions but there is a chance the settlement requires Intel to license it's IP, something Intel has always been willing to do provided it received fair value. From the article: """ Intel's (INTC.O) deal with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission imposed no monetary penalties, but it will require the chip maker to extend changes under its November settlement with Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD.N) to graphics chips, according to a source close to the agency. The deal -- which has been in the works for months, but with no disclosure of terms -- will also regulate Intel's use of volume discounts for both central processing unit and graphics chips, the source said, speaking anonymously because the deal has not been finalized. """ Seems like it reaches further than the AMD settlement here too. Fancy that. fpg