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Re: CPU recommendations *avoid Intel-Shite*



On Tue, May 06, 2003 at 09:08:31PM -0500, John Hasler wrote:
> Pigeon writes:
> > Sorry, I don't quite see your point. It's hardware, not software, that
> > they are selling, either way.
> 
> You are assuming that they designed the entire device themselves.  Often,
> the chips contain DSP cores and such that are licensed under _extremely_
> aggressive NDAs that make it risky for the manufacturer to release any
> specs at all.

You're quite right, I didn't realise that. Thanks.

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