You don’t know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz

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Nov 13, 20091 min

Intel and AMD kiss and make up; Microsoft Bing gets a shake-up

Surprisingly good news abounds, despite it being Friday the 13th. For example: One of the tech industry’s ugliest feuds ended when chipmakers AMD and Intel buried the hatchet. Google, Electronic Arts, and HP spent their holiday shopping money on new acquisitions. Microsoft Bing got some new partners, and Samsung announced the birth of yet another mobile operating system. Do you feel lucky? Give yourself 10 points for each correct answer. Now toss some salt over your left shoulder, spin counterclockwise three times, and begin.

1. The Intel-AMD grudge match appears to be over. How much did Intel agree to pay to smooth AMD’s ruffled feathers?

a. $12.5 million b. $125 million c. $1.25 billion d. $12.5 billion

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