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by SXX 1116 days ago
AMD is limited by numerous patent and other legal issues. For this reason small company that releases everything as open source have some chances to beat AMD on their own hardware.
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mortenjorck 1116 days ago
Obscurity is only a viable form of security until the patent holder becomes aware of you.
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SXX 1116 days ago
Patents holder might be aware of you, but they still go into legal battles for money.

AMD have a lot of money to lose.

George Hotz $5M OSS company - well, not so much.

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