Nvidia to Acquire Arm for $40B
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Nvidia to Acquire Arm for $40B
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Re: Nvidia to Acquire Arm for $40B
#2And there you have it. Perhaps the greatest thing to happen to RISC-V since the invention of the FPGA :-).
I never liked Softbank owning it, but hey someone has to.
Regarding the federal investment in FOSS thread that was here perhaps CPU architecture would be a good candidate.
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#3This is not good
Re: Nvidia to Acquire Arm for $40B
#4Could Apple hypothetically use their perpetual license to ARM to license the ISA to other manufacturers if they so desired? (not that they do now, but it could be a saving grace if Nvidia assimilated ARM fully).
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#5They sure seem to be marketing this as a logical move for their AI platform.
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#7This is not good
I have heard numerous arguments but they arguments don't feel that compelling, what are reasons why this is bad?
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#8Could Apple hypothetically use their perpetual license to ARM to license the ISA to other manufacturers if they so desired? (not that they do now, but it could be a saving grace if Nvidia assimilated ARM fully).
Why would they ever want to enable their competitors?
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#9No doubt because Softbank was facing investor pressure to make up for their losses.