you don't get the point
nvidia don't need x86 license ,is enough to buy 51% via shares;if they leave via as it is the licence remains at via but nviadia can force via to produce whatever they want... including cpu's ..
So they are making CPU's now, and if Nvidia FORCES them to make CPU's it will be like manufacturing RAPE!!!!!! Or not.
But WITHOUT access to the Intel IP, for all purposes and measures if Nvidia controls 51% they don't control the licanse granted by Intel. They simply sit on the shareholders board and have a majority voting interest, and may or may not decide what direction the compnay takes from there. I know in movies if you own 51% you own the company, however it is simply not true. If they own the controlling interest they still have to answer to the other 49% owners.
Quoted from wiseGeek
""Controlling interest is a situation where one entity holds more than half of the voting shares of stock issued by a corporation. In general, controlling interests place the single entity in a position where even if all other shareholders vote in opposition to a decision supported by the investor with a majority of voting shares, their collective strength will not be sufficient to alter the decision. In most cases, a controlling interest is considered to be present when a single investor owns in excess of half of the shares of stock currently in circulation.
In some instances, controlling interest may require something more than simply holding a majority of voting stock. Depending on the articles of incorporation and bylaws of a given company, a two-thirds majority vote of shareholders may be required in order to approve a decision. If that is the case, an investor who owned just over half of the outstanding shares would not be able to control the outcome alone. He or she would require the support of at least enough of the other investors to achieve a two thirds vote in favor of the issue.
In one sense, controlling interest may also be present when a single investor owns at least 34% of the voting stock currently in circulation. This is true when a two-thirds majority vote is required to approve an issue that is put before the shareholders. Without winning the support of the single investor who controls the 34% of shares, there is no way to achieve that majority and the issue will be defeated. From this perspective, an investor can be considered both a minority investor and still have controlling interest, in that nothing is likely to pass without his or her support.
Having a controlling interest in a given company is a model that many corporations use to ensure that control of the company remains in the hands of the founders or owners. The number and type of shares issued to other investors is carefully balanced with the number and type of voting shares retained by the owners, so that they always have a significant say in any decision that impacts the profitability of the company. In addition, maintaining this type of controlling interest tends to keep the corporation safeguarded from corporate raiders who may wish to acquire a controlling interest and begin to dismantle the company for profit.""
This just allows Intel to pull the licanse for any measure they deem to be a breach of contract. Again, Nvidia will NOT be able to just step in and make X86 CPU's anymore than ATI could make any. They WILL be able to incorperate their IP into VIA and allow VIA to make the other side of the solution, but if VIA were ever shown, hinted, or breathed the Intel IP the wrong way Intel would sue them for everything including gold teeth.
