Why does Intel support Linux?

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On Mon, 2004-01-12 at 17:25, Chris Gehlker wrote:
> From everything I read, Intel is a big Linux supporter. Now they are=20
> joining IBM and others in setting up the legal defense fund for Linux=20
> users. I think that's great but I don't understand the business logic.=20
> In a Windows world people are pretty much stuck on Intel iron except=20
> for AMD which is a much smaller company. With Linux, they can migrate=20
> away from Intel any time. So why is Intel pursuing a strategy that can=20
> cost them market share.

=46rom my understanding Microsoft has threatened to sue them various times
over stuff they were developing. I heard a story about them developing
an audio abstraction layer that would allow for all kinds of cool stuff
- but Microsoft decided that they were incompassing too much of the OS
and told them to quit it. I think they're tired of being pushed around.

        --Ted

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