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Will nvidia buy Intel, like AMD bought ATI?
Regulators wouldn't allow that to happen.
Don’t be so sure about that.
Yeah, it very much depends on who is in charge after November.
There's a whole world outside of the US, you know.
E: the nationalists didn't like that lol
Huh? We're discussing the merging of two US companies. So I'm not sure what you're going on about. Unless you honestly think the EU (the only ones that could even try) would try to over rule the US about two of its own companies. ROFL
Yeah it’s not like Australia can stop them, only force the sale of their Austrian branches. And while that may affect neighboring countries like Croatia and Antarctica it won’t stop the fact that the majority of the company is in one of the Unions of States of America
Yes? Like they regularly do?
The US, EU, and UK all took issue with Nvidia trying to buy ARM.
The UK and EU had to approve Microsoft buying Activision.
The US is not the only country in the world.
I am sure about that.
Pretty much everyone was against them buying ARM. Imagine if they bought Intel.
First of all, I just want to acknowledge how humorous the point you’re making is given your name, Zek.
Second, I hear you. What I’m saying is that in the states we have seen a disturbing lack of interest in trust busting over the past 20-30 years, and it’s led to some ridiculous monopolization in some markets. Tech is definitely one area that suffers from this. You’re right that EU regulators could push back on this if they wanted to, but think about what that might mean if nvidia/intel decided to play hardball. We are presently in a golden age of AI where nvidia’s products are basically the mainstay of the entire market…it could really set the EU back competitively if they chose to refuse those products at this particular juncture. I think they would face enormous pressure to simply accept the deal, in this hypothetical.