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Sony Purchases OnLive and then kills it
Sony has purchased OnLive, one of the more popular online game streaming services. With the buyout Sony now holds all its patents. However this was a strategic move, OnLive services will cease to exist after April 30 2015.
OnLine will no longer collect subscription money and its customers can use the service up-tp April 30. This includes OnLive Game Service, OnLive Desktop and SecondLife on the Go.
It is unclear what will happen with the 80 employees. Sony probably will use parts of the technology and infrastructure of OnLive for its own PlayStation Now service. Earlier Sony already bought and killed Gaika.
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#5043498 Posted on: 04/03/2015 05:22 PM
The x86 license is non-transferable. If Samsung bought AMD they would have to re-negotiate the license with Intel.
It appears that Samsung wants to acquire AMD because AMD holds a license to make x86 related materials. So they may just do the same thing they did with Onlive. Buy AMD, kill it, acquire their licensing and talent and produce their own chips.
The x86 license is non-transferable. If Samsung bought AMD they would have to re-negotiate the license with Intel.
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#5043502 Posted on: 04/03/2015 05:32 PM
AMD holds a non-transferable x86 license. In other words, AMD is worthless to any buyer that does not already hold an x86 license. There is no way to acquire AMD without losing the x86 license. There's a "change of control" clause in the x86 licensing agreement that voids the agreement if control of AMD is turned over to another party at any time. This includes a "corporate buyout", "merger" or "hostile take-over". Basically, AMD must remain a separate, self-controlled company for the x86 license to remain valid.
Just off the top of my head, the holders of x86 licenses NOT taking Intel and AMD into account are:
IBM (manufacturing only)
VIA
GloFo (manufacturing only)
TSMC (manufacturing only)
Fujitsu (manufacturing only)
NVidia previously held an x86 license for embedded x86 designs but it was discontinued.
It appears that Samsung wants to acquire AMD because AMD holds a license to make x86 related materials. So they may just do the same thing they did with Onlive. Buy AMD, kill it, acquire their licensing and talent and produce their own chips.
AMD holds a non-transferable x86 license. In other words, AMD is worthless to any buyer that does not already hold an x86 license. There is no way to acquire AMD without losing the x86 license. There's a "change of control" clause in the x86 licensing agreement that voids the agreement if control of AMD is turned over to another party at any time. This includes a "corporate buyout", "merger" or "hostile take-over". Basically, AMD must remain a separate, self-controlled company for the x86 license to remain valid.
Just off the top of my head, the holders of x86 licenses NOT taking Intel and AMD into account are:
IBM (manufacturing only)
VIA
GloFo (manufacturing only)
TSMC (manufacturing only)
Fujitsu (manufacturing only)
NVidia previously held an x86 license for embedded x86 designs but it was discontinued.
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#5043666 Posted on: 04/04/2015 12:12 AM
I'm so glad this wasn't april fools...
I'm so glad this wasn't april fools...
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#5043667 Posted on: 04/04/2015 12:13 AM
+1 on this. It's bad enough that most games these days are digital d/l only (if the server/service is down you are screwed), now heavy rumours that the PS5 and nextBox will be streaming only. This is actually more bad than good that a streaming service is gone because it is just one step closer to having everything in the f*cking cloud hosted by an umbrella company. The same goes for paid music streaming.
hmm a steaming service dead good I figure a bane of technology 
+1 on this. It's bad enough that most games these days are digital d/l only (if the server/service is down you are screwed), now heavy rumours that the PS5 and nextBox will be streaming only. This is actually more bad than good that a streaming service is gone because it is just one step closer to having everything in the f*cking cloud hosted by an umbrella company. The same goes for paid music streaming.
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