> These were precisely the arguments for 'x86 will entrench Intel for all time', and we've seen AMD succeed at that game just fine.
... after a couple decades of legal proceedings and a looming FTC monopoly case convinced Intel to throw in the towel, cross-license, and compete more fairly with AMD.
... after a couple decades of legal proceedings and a looming FTC monopoly case convinced Intel to throw in the towel, cross-license, and compete more fairly with AMD.
https://jolt.law.harvard.edu/digest/intel-and-amd-settlement
AMD didn't just magically do it on its own.