This might be of interest to the scientific computing community:
http://www.osnews.com/story/22683/Intel_Forced_to_Remove_Cripple_AMD_Function_from_Compiler_
"Intel Forced to Remove "Cripple AMD" Function from Compiler?
posted by Thom Holwerda on Sun 3rd Jan 2010 20:32 UTC
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Here's something you probably don't know, but really should - especially
if you're a programmer, and especially especially if you're using
Intel's compiler. It's a fact that's not widely known, but Intel's
compiler deliberately and knowingly cripples performance for non-Intel
(AMD/VIA) processors.
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