Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

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This way they can keep Opteron as just a processing unit inside the server. The way Intel bus works, technically and legally, is that cpu becomes the core the whole computer is build around. There is nothing that can prevent Sun from having anyone to clone their computers, as they never will have more control on the cpu bus than anyone who has a license.

I've never heard of this, could you clarify?
The way I see it, SUN can make Solaris run only on proprietary Sun harware (or those machines from other vendors which are specifically qualified by Sun) if they like. The DMCA would protect them, and no legitimate business would circumvent. Are you saying that Intel forces its custumors into some EULA that would restrict this?