Nessun problema con Intel per Via P4X266

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Via ha annunciato, con la seguente press release, la prossima commercializzazione del chipset VIA Apollo P4X266, per sistemi Pentium IV e memoria DDR-SDRAM. Via ha annunciato di non avere nessuna causa pendente con Intel in merito alla licenza di utilizzo del bus Pentium IV.<BR>
E' prevedibile, dopo questo annuncio, che nelle prossime settimane diversi produttori di schede madri taiwanesi inizieranno la commercializzazione di schede madri basate sul chipset VIA Apollo P4X266.

<blockquote><i>VIA Counters Allegations by Intel. Announces New Initiatives for Chipset Distribution.
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Taipei, Taiwan, 23rd August 2001 - VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator and developer of core logic chipsets, microprocessors, and multimedia and communications chips, today reiterated that there is no claim of infringement against the VIA Apollo P4X266 and announced that it has begun outreach to existing and potential customers to expand upon the already widespread distribution of this revolutionary chipset.
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"Intel has made repeated claims both in the media and in discussions with customers that we are not licensed to sell products that are compatible with the Intel Pentium 4. We disagree with these and other scare tactics that Intel is employing in the PC industry for marketing purposes. Intel should deal with facts openly and communicate through official press releases rather than threatening customers and sowing seeds of doubt in the marketplace," commented Richard Brown, Director of Marketing, VIA Technologies, Inc. </i></blockquote>