Thursday, June 08, 2006 8:38:01 AM
and power of its own Turion chip down far enough to sell
those to AMD instead of an externally sourced design that
Intel killed off once already. It is really kind of embarrassing
for AMD if you think about it. It also makes you wonder why
MS didn't take the design directly to UMC and cut out the
middle man.
" Not quite. Here's why:
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/06/06/amd_to_sell_transmeta_efficeon/
...The programme is broader than the PIC, but clearly AMD reckons it's more cost-effective to offer chips based on Transmeta's FlexGo-ready technology than build FlexGo support into its own CPUs.
FlexGo equips PC suppliers with a software and hardware framework to support pre-pay and subscription computer usage models based on the way mobile phones are offered around the world. Instead of buying a machine outright, users can "borrow" the PC and buy processing time through pre-pay cards or a monthly subscription. The idea is to lower the cost of PC ownership and get more of the developing world and customers in emerging markets online.
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