NVIDIA to buy AMD - Analyst expect.......or IBM...

[MUYA]

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20080214105804_Analyst_Expects_Nvidia_to_Acquire_A MD_Despite_of_Chances_to_Lose_x86_License.html

or direct link

http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=206503222

Speculation though ;)

[nekrosoft13]

why is it so hard to get that license?

shouldn't it be easy so there would be more competition in processors?

[Revs]

Hmmm...

I'm confused here. Don't AMD own ATI, therefore buying AMD would get them ATI too? I'm sure I'm wrong here but if someone who knows there stuff could clear this up for me, it'd be grand.

[takyon369]

Honestly, this is Doug Friedman, the same guy who reported how nVidia is a horrible stock buy and how the 8800gt would tank the company. THe guy is out to lower nVidia stock any way he can, and spreading UNFOUNDED take over rumors is border-line criminal coming from this guy. His track record his on par with fudzilla's.

I have no idea what ti takes to be a researcher for this company but a brain is not part of the qualification apparently.

[mullet]

IBM, Done. as Intel shakes in there boots with fear.

[Absolution]

Highly doubtful that the FTC will even allow nVidia to buy AMD unless they separated what was once ATI into an independent company again.

[jimmyjames123]

In my opinion, at the moment it makes absolutely no sense for NVIDIA to acquire AMD. Why would a company with billions of dollars in the bank, performance leadership in GPUs, and such solid prospects for the future want to purchase another company with billions of dollars of debt and no clear technological/performance leadership in either CPU's or GPU's? NVIDIA as a company has been growing and growing at a fast pace, and they have hired a lot of new employees over the last two years. Clearly they have been making many of the right moves, so why throw that situation into flux?

If AMD was somehow able get out of the red, and their stock price was still very low, then it might make more sense. But to purchase them right now is a ridiculous assertion imo.

[AirRaid]

Nvidia and AMD together will be bad.

Nvidia and AMD have the VAST majority of the 3D graphics technology/intellectual property and engineers/talent.

During the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and through most of the 1990s, 3D graphics expertise was in the hands of large companies. General Electric Aerospace, Evans & Sutherland, Martin Marietta, Silicon Graphics Inc. and Lockheed Martin. By the early 2000s, Nvidia and ATI had taken over the majority of the IP & engineers from these large companies as you know. That's why Nvidia, and to a slightly lesser extend (but unchallenged by anyone else) AMD, are so damn good at graphics. Outside of Nvidia and AMD, nobody does highend graphics. It's plainly obvious that Nvidia+AMD would create a monopoly in graphics that even Intel could not challenge, with Larrabee or anything else.

I hope this does not happen. Let anyone but Nvidia buy AMD.

If AMD is to be sold, let it be to Intel, IBM, Sony or even Microsoft.

[Redeemed]

Nvidia and AMD together will be bad.

Nvidia and AMD have the VAST majority of the 3D graphics technology/intellectual property and engineers/talent.

During the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and through most of the 1990s, 3D graphics expertise was in the hands of large companies. General Electric Aerospace, Evans & Sutherland, Martin Marietta, Silicon Graphics Inc. and Lockheed Martin. By the early 2000s, Nvidia and ATI had taken over the majority of the IP & engineers from these large companies as you know. That's why Nvidia, and to a slightly lesser extend (but unchallenged by anyone else) AMD, are so damn good at graphics. Outside of Nvidia and AMD, nobody does highend graphics. It's plainly obvious that Nvidia+AMD would create a monopoly in graphics that even Intel could not challenge, with Larrabee or anything else.

I hope this does not happen. Let anyone but Nvidia buy AMD.

If AMD is to be sold, let it be to Intel, IBM, Sony or even Microsoft.

Intel? :wtf:

Welcome to $600 for a midrange CPU...

[Bearclaw]

Intel? :wtf:

Welcome to $600 for a midrange CPU...
Seriously.

I hope this doesn't happen.

[CaptNKILL]

Highly doubtful that the FTC will even allow nVidia to buy AMD unless they separated what was once ATI into an independent company again.
It'd be interesting if they did that and Intel bought ATI.

nvidia would have high end CPU and GPU technology, and so would Intel.

It'd either lead to a much more unified PC hardware market (SLI and crossfire for any platform) or more likely, it'd split things up even more than they are now.

[Bearclaw]

It'd be interesting if they did that and Intel bought ATI.

nvidia would have high end CPU and GPU technology, and so would Intel.

It'd either lead to a much more unified PC hardware market (SLI and crossfire for any platform) or more likely, it'd split things up even more than they are now.
It certainly will be interesting to see if they allow it. I doubt they will though.

CME Group just acquired the NYMEX but in order to do so we had to forfeit gold and silver futures and various other commodities.

We still have a monopoly on the world economy though. :firedevil

[CaptNKILL]

Who is "we"? :bleh:

[Mr_LoL]

IBM, Done. as Intel shakes in there boots with fear.
Are IBM a bigger company than Intel?

[Redeemed]

Are IBM a bigger company than Intel?
IBM has more in financial reserves than Intel, nVidia, AMD, and ATi combined. If IBM acquired AMD both nVidia and Intel would be pissing and $h!tting in their pants. The amount of $$$ IBM could easily afford to dump into R&D for GPUs, CPUs, and other such ventures could quite possibly be double the very best either Intel or nVidia could muster.

Me, I'm really hoping that either IBM or Samsung buys AMD if AMD cannot pull out of this on their own.

[killahsin]

ibm won't do it because ibm isn't into that type of buisness anymore ibms become a consulting and software company.

[Redeemed]

ibm won't do it because ibm isn't into that type of buisness anymore ibms become a consulting and software company.
Hence my hope that Samsung might snag AMD. Those are the two companies that I'd like to see purchase AMD, and since IBM wont... I'm crossing my fingers that Samsung would be next in line. :D

[Zapablast05]

I want an Nvidia/AMD merger. That would be good. If AMD disowns ATI or the feds deregulate AMD and Intel gets ATI, then we'll have a type of monopolistic competition or possibly an oligopoly without collusion. Both Intel and Nvidia will have good CPU/GPU technology and it will be perfect competition just as long as IBM doesn't buy one of them.

Such a coincidence that we're on business types in my Economics class.

[Redeemed]

I want an Nvidia/AMD merger. That would be good. If AMD disowns ATI or the feds deregulate AMD and Intel gets ATI, then we'll have a type of monopolistic competition or possibly an oligopoly without collusion. Both Intel and Nvidia will have good CPU/GPU technology and it will be perfect competition just as long as IBM doesn't buy one of them.

Such a coincidence that we're on business types in my Economics class.

Financial resources does not dictate a monopoly alone. Intel has far greater experience designing, releasing, and supporting consumer CPUs and embedded devices than IBM does- just look at the respective market share for each. Likewise nVidia has the "experience" edge on IBM regarding GPUs and MCP (chipsets).

IBM's saving grace would be that they have enough resources to blow on R&D to give them a competitive edge. If IBM bought AMD/ATi I'm sure things would remain plenty competitive. If anything it'd force both nVidia and Intel to remain on their toes at all times. The competition would be extremely fierce and prices lower than we'd ever imagine.

But as has been stated, judging by IBM's current market interests they'll not purchase AMD. Hence my hope that Samsung gobbles them up if they cannot make it on their own.