Nothing captures the public’s attention faster than a accusation. Industry big wigs at AMD and NVIDIA accussing Intel of cheating and you’ve got yourself drama that makes news. On one side of the bench we see AMD and NVIDIA, stamping their feet and insisting that Intel is keeping the USB 3.0 spec under wraps in order to lock vendors into Intel chipsets. On the other, Intel, tonguing a bittersweet no we’re not raspberry right back at the pair. In a lengthy retort, Intel claims, (1) it’s not its spec to hide — it’s owned by the USB 3.0 Promoter Group consisting of HP, Intel, Microsoft, NEC, NXP, and TI; and (2) the “gazillions of dollars and billions of man hours” Intel has spent developing the “royalty-free” USB 3.0 controller spec (a 3.0 “dummies guide”) is meant to ensure that the industry can start building the USB 3.0 spec into their silicon as quickly as possible after its release later this year. Of course, Intel offers plenty of verbiage to support its claims. But in a case of he-said, she-said, the truth may never be known. My opinion? Well Im with Intel on this one. They are no. 1 regardless.