I don't think you guys are correct about the licensing thing. First off, x86 compatibility and Intel 80x86 processors are two different things. I think the INTENT was to say "we plan to put together an x86-compatible CPU" or something thereabouts, which is not a licensing issue and has nothing to do with any patents -- especially considering they could redesign the entire chipset around any licensing issues you might worry about and they have the resources to write drivers that won't totally suck.
Jen-Hsun Huang is my hero; no executive can expect any sort of career longevity when talking so much smack, but here he is.
And to agree with the people about competition making our world better: YAYYYY!!!
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I don't think you guys are correct about the licensing thing. First off, x86 compatibility and Intel 80x86 processors are two different things. I think the INTENT was to say "we plan to put together an x86-compatible CPU" or something thereabouts, which is not a licensing issue and has nothing to do with any patents -- especially considering they could redesign the entire chipset around any licensing issues you might worry about and they have the resources to write drivers that won't totally suck.
Jen-Hsun Huang is my hero; no executive can expect any sort of career longevity when talking so much smack, but here he is.
And to agree with the people about competition making our world better: YAYYYY!!!
You're probably right about that. Emulation is legal, so an nvidia implementation of the x86 instruction set shouldn't be a problem.