Replies to post #93391 on Intel Corp (INTC)

[Elmer Phud]

Sounds ridiculous to me.

Sounds ridiculous to me too. Intel tossed the FTC a bone to save face. The FTC knew they had no case here.

[imho]

sheriffbakanay,

How do you see the below working?

Sounds ridiculous to me.

Intel also will have to reimburse all software vendors who want to recompile their software using a non-Intel compiler.

That is the most bizzare portion of the settlement. I read that Intel will set up a $10 million fund for this. My WAG is that someone who bought the Intel compiler and wants to use another one will get a rebate from Intel to subsidize their non-Intel efforts.

IMHO

[morrowinder]

Sheriffbakanay: I don't think there will be many takers...

The people who complained about this are ivory tower types like Agner Fog. He also railed against: hyperthreading and the instruction set war in his blog. In the real world, if you use an intel compiler you probably will keep using it and you also probably use Intel chips. In the real world the vast majority of pcs are Intel based and you don't de-tune for the dominant architecture.