• tabular@lemmy.world
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    17 hours ago

    CPU manufacturers have a lot of say on what motherboard manufacturers can/must do.

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      5 hours ago

      Aren’t those just called specifications? As long as the manufacturer meets those then it’s pretty much fair game what else they do.

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        3 hours ago

        Suppose those specifications designed with the CPU maker’s profits in mind. Maybe motherboard manufacturers lose perks if they misbehave beyond just specifications.

        Heck, even GPU makers have managed to make motherboard manufacturers their bitch in the past: licensing chips to support their multi-GPU tech.