----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian MacLure" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Rumor Mill: Apple explores use of Intel chips Date: Sat, 04 Jun 2005 10:12:37 -0700
> > DJA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On: Fri, 03 Jun 2005 23:45:02 -0700 > > > >> What......??? Do you have a url.....?? As I understand it PPC > is developed by IBM and they own the patents to it..... > As I understand it's not really a partnership at least in the legals sense. IBM licensed the PPC technology to Motorola. I can almost garuntee you that Apple does not control any patents associated with PPC...... > IBM may own the patents but the chips are produced by a lockstep > consortium. > By lockstep I mean none of the partners can sell the chips before the > others > are on-line as well. This has been a source of some friction as one of > the > consortium members has a history of being late for the parade. > > IBM > > > > -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.11.1 - Release Date: 5/2/05 > > > -- [email protected] > http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
