“Has Intel Been Buying Ryarc IP?” we wrote in a short post back in October 2012 [1] and it seems we were probably correct.
Latest rumour is actually more of a fact (or series of facts)…
- the Intel-Ryarc partnership is a done deal
- it is indeed an IP acquisition, where the software has been licensed to Intel
- Ryarc remains as a standalone company and is free to do what they want with their CMS, whilst Intel gets access to the source code and is also free to do what they want with the IP
It’s all rather strange. Intel is making weird decisions and / or is getting incredibly bad advice.
If you are surprised that nothing has been officially announced yet, don’t be – it’s typical Intel and it’s not likely either that they are keeping any announcements for next week’s #NRF.
4 Comments To "Intel’s Deal With Ryarc Upsets The Industry"
#1 Comment By Austin Powers On 11 January 2013 @ 00:57 @081
If Intel were foolish enough to go down this path, it would certainly be the opening shots of a war that shifts the mainsteam of the DS markeplace from Intel based products to ARM.
Intel, don’t compete with your customers or you will find that they are no longer customers.
#2 Comment By Mac Haroon On 11 January 2013 @ 02:39 @152
Given Intel’s great success at managing the CognoVision software IP, one can expect this deal to follow a similar (ry) arc. This deal is like thawing Disney’s head and expecting a new theme park to appear.
#3 Comment By Jo Fritzl On 11 January 2013 @ 08:37 @401
The sow that eats its farrow!
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