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		happybuy on Oct 22, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The End of x86? Yes, I agree to an extent. However if Intel weren't the only viable supplier then the handling of Nvidia and OpenCL compatibility issues wouldn't be as problematic for Apple as they are as they'd have an option to go to another supplier. They currently don't have that option in the x86 space.

protomyth on Oct 22, 2010 [–]

AMD could get there. Apple uses ATI parts and has the OpenCL optimizations for them. I don't really see it likely.

I do wonder if AMD got bought would they still be able to keep the x86 licenses (not sure on what final settlement was).

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