Intel is weer lekker bezig. Alweer slepen ze VIA voor de rechter, en ditmaal eisen ze een import verbod op o.a. de Apollo Pro 133 chipset van het Taiwanese bedrijf VIA. Waarschijnlijk zullen ze de Joshua processor van VIA/Cyrix ook wel liever niet ingevoerd hebben... Hieronder een gedeelte uit dit artikel van C|Net. (thanks BassaB voor de link.)
Intel has filed yet another complaint against chipmaker Via Technologies, this time asking a government agency to bar the Taiwanese company from importing products to the United States.The giant chipmaker has filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission to bar Via from importing, among other products, its Apollo Pro chipsets, which work with Intel's Celeron and Pentium III processors, said Chuck Mulloy, an Intel spokesman.
Via is also slated to release its "Joshua" processor for low-end PCs in the near future. It is uncertain, but likely, that the request for a ban could be expanded to include these products as well.
Intel has filed a number of lawsuits against Via that center around a licensing deal that turned ugly. Via could not be reached for comment, but in the past the company has said they strongly dispute the allegations. [break]Leuk om te onthouden:[/break]"Intel sued Cyrix five times, and they never won. Intel--they just love lawsuits," said Via CEO Wen-Chi Chen in November.