[Am-info] Snipped from "The Chip Outsider" written by Dan Hutcheson, VLSI Research.

[John J. Urbaniak]

My God, they're getting desparate!

X-Box is a big dud,  XP is a big dud.  I think they're losing lots of money,
that's wht they're going after the chip makers.

Thank heaven I don't use any Microsoft shit.  They'd be trying to get bucks
from me too.

John


"Fred A. Miller" wrote:

> Snipped from "The Chip Outsider" written by Dan Hutcheson, VLSI Research.
>
> Microsoft has issued a class suit, going after the chip and equipment
> industry for violating licenses on its XP software.  The suit argues that
> since Microsoft software is used in all chip equipment and that wafer
> production is a for-profit use that an additional license fee for each
> wafer
> processed should be paid.  Chipmakers are incensed at the license tax of $1
> per wafer pass, which would amount to roughly 10% of all processing costs.
>
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