Microsoft possibly acquiring Nvidia?

[DeaconFrost]

Exclusive: Microsoft Has Acquisition Deal With Nvidia -- InformationWeek

Not sure I like this. I'm in favor of hardware and software vendors staying separate so we can continue having options and competition.

 

[Wallonn7]

Would it be a "Google-wants-everything" mutation? :warn:

 

[Boastree]

Gone too far

ATI? Well ok this may be good. Now Nvidia-no this is not right.

 

[Win7User512]

Tired of mergers.

 

[ionbasa]

maybee there wil be an upside if this happens, better quality controll of computers and possibly an increase in stock.

 

[fseal]

Ugh... I like microsoft and I like nvidia but I don't like this.

Very surprising actually. I would have figured Intel would have gone for it to counter AMD/ATI merger.

Though.. if it were between MS and Apple... sigh.

 

[Phone Man]

This "deal" is part of a decades old contract between MS and Nvidia and only kicks in if some other party attempts to buy 30% or more of Nvidia. Sort of a anti takeover tactic.

Jim

 

[sygnus21]

I think this has to do with Microsoft being worried about the tablet gpu side of things, and that if say Apple take attempts a takeove of Nvidia, they could be in a bind for gpu's for their tablets....

Nvidia's ARM-based Tegra chip is widely used by a number of major mobile device manufacturers. It's employed in Google Android-based tablets and smartphones from Samsung, Motorola, and others. Microsoft itself earlier this week demonstrated Windows 8 tablets running on the new, quad-core "Kal-El" version

There's also been rumblings over the past couple of years that Apple views Nvidia as a possible takeover target. Apple's A5 CPU for the iPad 2 uses ARM's system-on-a-chip design, an architecture in which Nvidia has considerable expertise as Tegra also relies on ARM

The deal could be extremely valuable to Microsoft. Any acquisition of Nvidia by a rival could deliver another setback to the software maker's significantly delayed tablet plans. Conversely, if Microsoft took control of Nvidia it could maintain a tighter grip on its supply chain for mobile components.

Bottom line is it's about Apple taking over Nvidia and leaving Microsoft high and dry in the tablet department. Something Apple would surely love to do.

 

[Lebon14]

This is extremely bad news... Microsoft GeForce GTX 680.... *shivers* The worst nightmare would be Apple buying it instead. 1500$ graphic card... yeeeaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh....

 

[Skulblaka]

Meh, don't mind at all. Would be interesting to see that happen though.

 

[bigcitycat]

When I went to best buy I walked through the computer section. Almost everything had Intel graphics. Didn't use to be that way. Nvidia is very expensive in comparison. Having said that I have nvidia geforce and love it.

 

[richnrockville]

Something tells me that money is behind all this and after all both companies are in it for the bottom line for their shareholders. Not god and country..

Rich

 

[Skulblaka]

Something tells me that money is behind all this and after all both companies are in it for the bottom line for their shareholders. Not god and country..

Rich

With all due respect, companies don't care or even shouldn't care for "God or Country". All they're there for is to sell stuff and make profit. That's the point of them.

What they should care about is the number of consumers.

My opinion, that is all.

 

[Tepid]

Might see a re-rise of the likes of Matrox, 3DLabs or Monster Viper Cards and all those old guys who were around in the hay days of the real video card wars.

 

[DeaconFrost]

The reason you see so many computers with Intel graphics is that for the majority of computers, that's all that is really needed. The Intel chips can run Aero, flash games, play DVDs, etc. Add to the fact they are cheaper, don't require another card or as much power....and it makes a lot of sense.

 

[Win7User512]

The reason you see so many computers with Intel graphics is that for the majority of computers, that's all that is really needed. The Intel chips can run Aero, flash games, play DVDs, etc. Add to the fact they are cheaper, don't require another card or as much power....and it makes a lot of sense.

True, if you are looking at computers in stores, they (or most) will be Intel; since most retail PCs are geared towards the average user rather than gamers or graphic designers.

 

[Schroff87]

Graphics cards RRODing .. oh boy. Don't they hate each other? I remember they weren't on good terms due to the original XBox.

 

[mickey megabyte]

are they going to change the name to microhard?

 

[Wallonn7]

are they going to change the name to microhard?

:roflmao:

 

[Layback Bear]

I think phone man has it correct. It's a way to stop others from doing a take over. Their is no like or dislike in take overs, it is just the way it has been and will always will be. If company A has a great arrangement with company B and things are going great. Then company C tries to get in the way, well A and B have to do something to protect the good thing they have going for them. Nvidia and Microsoft are looking ahead to the future and I like that idea. Their is two things that I try to remember. 1./ Bucking heads with Intel and/or Microsoft is normally not good. 2./ Bucking heads with Microsoft and/or Intel is normally not good.