WTF ... IS WTF!?
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- Thread starter Zickddot
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Is it just me or does this smell like the Nintendo vs. Ampex case from the 80's?
The N. v. A case was over Ampex's '555 Patent' that allowed bit mapping handled through the system's memory directly instead of a frame buffer.
The Atari 2600 used this method. The NES, however, did not. It had a dedicated frame buffer for the video chip, as opposed to sharing memory devoted to the system.
Here's the scary part: The judge at the time was not experienced with patents.
Nintendo lost the case miserably. Fortunately, they applealed, and they were awarded 500 million in damages, one of the largest awards for a patent infringement lawsuit in U.S. history.
Needless to say, it ran Ampex out of business.
Let's hope XFire wins.
The N. v. A case was over Ampex's '555 Patent' that allowed bit mapping handled through the system's memory directly instead of a frame buffer.
The Atari 2600 used this method. The NES, however, did not. It had a dedicated frame buffer for the video chip, as opposed to sharing memory devoted to the system.
Here's the scary part: The judge at the time was not experienced with patents.
Nintendo lost the case miserably. Fortunately, they applealed, and they were awarded 500 million in damages, one of the largest awards for a patent infringement lawsuit in U.S. history.
Needless to say, it ran Ampex out of business.
Let's hope XFire wins.
Hellbreather said:
ummm </rant> WTF?!?!?!?!?! That dont explain nuttin about whats going on.
Someone please explain :upto: or I will have to get evil on ya ass :upto:
Jk
Someone please explain :upto: or I will have to get evil on ya ass :upto:
Jk
Try this one
Other than that what else do you want to know about?
</rant>
The whole situation here pisses me off. I like yahoo better as a messenger service but it is retarded for them to try this shit against xfire. Someone else already posted that they target two seperate audiences. XFire is great for gaming with your buddies so you can all find the same server or see if your buddies are around to play. But for chatting it sucks. Personally I would like to see a mutual settlement where neither party suffers. But I have to choose a side I say xfire. Yahoo started the bullshit and it should backfire. Plus they could absorb it and keep going.
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