That description is so vague that almost all non-trivial branch prediction logic used in modern CPUs will be under this patent. If the patent is indeed worded so vaguely, I see why they are not going after smaller companies (yeah, AMD I'm talking about you) first, that's because AMD has no money to give. If they do they will probably go after AMD first to establish a template first before going after Intel.

At the very least, it gives those fanboys that it is not all "bad news" for DAAMIT alone. So it must be a Good Thing?

Good luck with that, WARF. I'm sure Intel has more important politicians in its pocket than you do.

Heh, intel should just take the old core2duos off the market. core2quad should be renamed to quad core or sumthin like that.

Worf?

I think it *MAY* mean something serious to those investors that have a keen siding with non-profit organizations.

It may or may not have an affect on Intel's operations should these sort of investors on their board decide to 'move on' as a result of this.

Remember, Intel was just in the news for joining then breaking away from the OLPC project . . .now an infringement law-suit from a non-profit organization . . . . all at the time when non-profit environmental movements and non-profit 'acts of kindness' to more poverty stricken countries are coming to the forefront more and more.

Nothing will probably happen that we will know about, but the possibility for something more serious does exist to a greater extent now.

Core2 out in the market?.... hmmm... Not possible.

Maybe they just what a nice price for that.

lol a non profit taking on the legal sharks of intel.... somehow i think this will end up settled out of court for an undisclosed amount of money along with a good number of NDA's

C'mon thar chickens, get yonder in thine roost.