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1. Comment - Sweeping Patent Reform Bill Drafted for House, Senate

   (Apr 18, 2007 - 3:20 PM)

   There may be some merit to a bill of this nature as it pertains to stopping the typical "patent troll" infringement lawsuits. However, where a company can demonstrate significant damages and irreparable harm resulting from an infringement, then the infringing party should pay whatever is deemed appropriate, inclusive of treble damages.
   
   With the many settled cases involving hundreds of millions in payments to choose, I am not sure why Transmeta was singled out in this article. Aren't they still embroiled in a legal battle with Intel? Why not focus on a few completed cases to prove your point.

2. Comment - AMD to License Chip Technologies

   (Jun 5, 2006 - 8:17 AM)

   Via is not the only company with an x86 chip. What about Transmeta and their Efficeon chip which uses extremely low power. They recently introduced a new version. They may be in an even better position to take advantage of this AMD offer. Microsoft just delivered a reference board with Efficeon for their FlexGo project. Looks like they are still alive and getting stronger in a quiet sort of way doing the licensing of their own power saving technology called LongRun2.