http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/ ... 4E20120127
Jeez, the RAMBUS saga has been dragging on for over a decade. Are we there yet?
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moresmarterthanspock wrote::P Seriously though. I didn't even realise RAMBUS was still around, not to mention any technologies still being based off of it.
moresmarterthanspock wrote:Didn't the Nintendo 64 use RAMBUS as well?
Flying Fox wrote:I think ATIAMD also licensed their latest tech for the onboard video card memory?
moresmarterthanspock wrote:With RAMBUS's history of being sue-happy, I'm surprised companies still use their technology. Personally, if I owned a tech company, and had other viable options, I would avoid doing business with a company like Rambus. It's common sense. It's like having a friend who has a tendency to steal things. You just don't give him the keys to your house. Problem prevented, problem solved.
moresmarterthanspock wrote:With RAMBUS's history of being sue-happy, I'm surprised companies still use their technology.
Meadows wrote:That Reuters article was a full page of the same two paragraphs repeating. Can anyone actually tell what patents we're talking about in a nutshell? Reuters was incapable of the obvious.