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- scutter, on 10/12/2007, -4/+12The US patent system no longer serves its original purpose (protecting and encouraging inventors). In fact, it actually discourages innovation. It should be reformed or abolished.
- santiago1, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7 What's funny is Transmeta is just down the street here from Intel. I get a mental picture of Employees quickly leaning out their windows every so often and hurling insults/rocks at each other's buildings.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Wait till they make enough money, then they get sued
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7No different from what seems like 1/2 the IT industry right now.
Anyone remember RamBus? - Robyr, on 10/12/2007, -4/+8Meh, Transmeta is almost a bad dream now. No business plan, so we're gonna sue Intel.
- xedd, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5"U.S. patent system is broken."
The patenting system might be "broken" when it comes to software, yes.
But to quickly apply or connect that situation to THIS hardware-design situation, is jumping the gun, if not completely inaccurate on its face. - noreturn, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I like how they waited 6 years after the release of the Pentium 4 to sue them.
- manicdvln, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5Good news for AMD.
While AMD attacks with an anti-trust case against intel from the front.
Transmeta attacks with patent lawsuits from the back.
Intel sure feeling the heat. - digdug2020, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Dude, get a grip he was just saying that trasmeta will need lots of luck to take on Intel in court. He said nothing about it being "good". It was a neutral remark.
- 3monkeys, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Linus works ar OSDL now I believe
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Point taken.
- Sagarian, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4You can bet that Transmeta has been aware of the alleged patent violations for a long time and has aggressively tried to get Intel to license its patents. Assuming they were aware of their current allegations, anything but trying to license to Intel would be have been a very irresponsible way to treat their shareholders. The facts will eventually come out, but my conjecture is that the patent system is probably working as intended in this scenario. I also wonder whether there will be counterclaims or a suit by Intel which could just result in some big cross-licensing settlement...
- NetJoe, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2The duration of patent protection in a number of industries creates effective monopolies due to the very short life cycles of those industries. The ones that come to mind for me are Software, and Electronics.
Prior art can save a few lawsuits, but even with prior and a clear case the cost of litigation means smaller companies just can't afford to play. - clickmyface, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"I have been waiting at my fax for hours! Where the hell is my injunction on oxygen!"
- J.C. - ogre2112, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3You just made me choke on my pizza. Good stuff!
- BuddhaChu, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I need to see a timeline 'cause I thought the Pentium III pre-dates the existence of Transmeta. Maybe that "Speed Step" technology is the issue with the P3.
- ohnoess, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2"Pentium III"...according to the article it goes even farther back. :)
- equitium, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Transmeta is a little older than a p3 I think.
Father Linux himself works/worked for Transmeta. (Linus Torvalds) - Urusai, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Rambus stole their IP before they started suing people for infringing it. Transmeta's story is probably a little more legitimate.
- mutatron, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Are these the original Transmeta people, or are they just some patent miners who bought them for a quick buck?
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2Yes, good luck to the company trying to stop the sales of the leading computer chip manufacturer. How could you see this as good news? The timing of the suit clearing shows they have no interest in protecting any sort of "invention" and are just interested in money, even at the cost of an innovative and leading technology company. If they win don't expect to see a Transmeta Core Duo chip.
- dBLiSS, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1I'm not sure whats going on, but there is a chance that Intel DID/IS violating transmeta's patents. But why let something like that destroy fanboy dreams.
But who knows, maybe Transmeta are just a bunch of cranks,, - dBLiSS, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1I suppose you've invented a bunch of useful things and decided to give the ideas away just because it's "wrong" to patent a great idea/invention.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -6/+3Patent troll! U.S. patent system is broken.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -6/+3Good luck Transmeta, you'll need it.
- Sp00nMan, on 10/12/2007, -7/+1nevermind
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