AMD vs. Intel Leaves Apple Untouched

Analysts have agreed that the AMD vs Intel lawsuit should have no measurable effect on Apple or its upcoming Intel-based Mac computers:

“However,” [Martin Reynolds, an analyst at Gartner Inc] said, “it does raise the question of why Apple selected Intel over AMD. There was no existing business, so there can be no possibility of coercion based on rebates. It isn’t too presumptuous to assume that Apple made the decision based on the facts that AMD and Intel offered.”

“If Apple is working with Intel on custom chip designs,” [Peter Glaskowsky, an analyst at Seaford, N.Y.-based Envisioneering Group] said, “they’re not likely interested in talking with AMD anyway … However, [Apple CEO Steve] Jobs has always stressed the idea of ‘options’ in public.”

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