Speculation: Intel Will Buy nVIDIA

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Post by profquail » Tue, Dec 08, 2009, 4:59 PM UTC

Speculation: Intel Will Buy nVIDIA
cringely.com

Re: Speculation: Intel Will Buy nVIDIA

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Post by three14 » Tue, Dec 08, 2009, 5:40 PM UTC

If I'm not behind the times, wouldn't there be antitrust problems from the huge percentage of the chipset market that would be held by the combined company?

Re: Speculation: Intel Will Buy nVIDIA

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Post by shizcakes » Tue, Dec 08, 2009, 5:54 PM UTC

three14 wrote: post #2

If I'm not behind the times, wouldn't there be antitrust problems from the huge percentage of the chipset market that would be held by the combined company?

AMD / ATI?

Re: Speculation: Intel Will Buy nVIDIA

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Post by Psyonic » Tue, Dec 08, 2009, 5:56 PM UTC

shizcakes wrote: post #3

three14 wrote: post #2

If I'm not behind the times, wouldn't there be antitrust problems from the huge percentage of the chipset market that would be held by the combined company?

AMD / ATI?

Yes, but that was smaller/smaller. This is bigger/bigger, so it's not necessarily proof that it would be allowed.

Re: Speculation: Intel Will Buy nVIDIA

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Post by petercooper » Tue, Dec 08, 2009, 5:59 PM UTC

Looking at the respective balance sheets of both companies, it's certainly possible. I was thinking it might not be.. but was surprised to see Intel has a 110bn market cap versus nVidia's 8..

Re: Speculation: Intel Will Buy nVIDIA

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Post by kiujhygfvgbn » Tue, Dec 08, 2009, 6:17 PM UTC

petercooper wrote: post #5

Looking at the respective balance sheets of both companies, it's certainly possible. I was thinking it might not be.. but was surprised to see Intel has a 110bn market cap versus nVidia's 8..

One of the most reliable rules on the internet is that Cringley is always wrong.

Re: Speculation: Intel Will Buy nVIDIA

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Post by RyanMcGreal » Tue, Dec 08, 2009, 6:24 PM UTC

Maybe we'll start getting some decent open source graphics drivers.

Re: Speculation: Intel Will Buy nVIDIA

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Post by lyime » Tue, Dec 08, 2009, 6:38 PM UTC

Intel will not buy Nvidia. More like Intel can't. The deal would never go through all the checks. Intel doesnt need Nvidia and Nvidia cannot make a CPU part. At-least not an x86 CPU part (licensing).

Re: Speculation: Intel Will Buy nVIDIA

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Post by prabodh » Tue, Dec 08, 2009, 6:50 PM UTC

pardon my ignorance..Is it trust worthy Source ??

Re: Speculation: Intel Will Buy nVIDIA

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Post by rfreytag » Tue, Dec 08, 2009, 6:50 PM UTC

kiujhygfvgbn wrote: post #6

petercooper wrote: post #5

Looking at the respective balance sheets of both companies, it's certainly possible. I was thinking it might not be.. but was surprised to see Intel has a 110bn market cap versus nVidia's 8..

One of the most reliable rules on the internet is that Cringley is always wrong.

Cringely called the HP-Compaq acquisition perfectly.

He gets out there a ways but is not as wrong as often as he is really right in my experience.