Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 9th Oct 2009 11:47 UTC
The future of integrated graphics processors lies somewhere on the dies of future processors, that much is a certainty. However, this creates a big problem for NVIDIA, whose chipset business will be out, of well, business. Beating everybody to the punch, the company announced yesterday that it is ceasing all development on future chipsets, citing unfair business practices from Intel.
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Did you mean "subsist" instead of "subside"? Otherwise, it looks like a contradictory statement.
Eh, no. The tensions between Intel and NVIDIA should subside, so that the latter can start making x86 processors - which they will have to do anyway because the chipset market is going down the drain thanks to CPU/GPU combos.
Edited 2009-10-09 19:42 UTC
Member since:2006-09-27
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"I do hope that these tensions between Intel and NVIDIA subside, because I would really welcome NVIDIA entering the x86 market with their own processors with integrated graphics chips."
Did you mean "subsist" instead of "subside"? Otherwise, it looks like a contradictory statement. It is because of these tensions that Nvidia wants to build its own x86 processors, instead of working closely with Intel on new chipsets, integrated graphics or whatever.
BTW, in my admittedly controversial opinion, the problem is not that Intel is abusing an alleged "monopoly position"; Intel is simply using the outright, legal monopoly it has in a bus design for the purpose of protecting its future integrated graphics from a potential competitor. That's what patents do; they are the problem.