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Old April 16, 2012, 11:39 AM
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Bright Side of the News is reporting that AMD is seriously mulling a purchase of microprocessor design firm MIPS, in a play that may echo their acquisition of Next Gen Inc. in 1995.

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It's all about the patents, and the licensing.

Dunno... maybe there'll be some brainiacs there who can be moved over to PD design...... ;)
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