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My instincts are telling me this is smoke and mirrors to rationalize a $40E9 deal. The only part of that that computes at all is the GPU integration, and that
by topspin 6y ago
My instincts are telling me this is smoke and mirrors to rationalize a $40E9 deal. The only part of that that computes at all is the GPU integration, and that only works if NVIDIA doesn't terrorize Arm licencees. The rest is buzzwords.
- ethbr0 6y agoOr Jensen believes that smart, convergent IoT is at a tipping point, and this is a bet on that. Not all fashionable words are devoid of meaning.
- systemvoltage 6y agoMakes sense. IoT was a buzzword in 2013. It is now a mature ecosystem and we've gotten a good taste and smell for it. Its on its way towards the plateau of productivity on the Gartner curve if I were to guess.
- ncmncm 6y agoThe sole meaning of the "Gartner Curve" is the amount of money available to be spent on hype, that Gartner can hope to get. It has the most tenuous imaginable relationship with the market for actual, you know, products.
- manigandham 6y agoThe Gartner Hype Cycle might be branded but the basic delta between overhyped technology vs actual production processes has been observed for a long time.
- cnst 6y agoThere's a pretty big assumption that the deal even gets approved. Even if it does get approved, and even if NVIDIA decides to not screw up any of the licensees, the whole notion of NVIDIA being capable of doing so to any of their (NVIDIA's) competitors, will surely mean extra selling points for all of ARM competitors like MIPS, RISC-V etc.
- sharken 6y agoHopefully this deal will be stopped in it's tracks by regulators. If not then it's very likely that NVIDIA will do everything in it's power to increase prices for ARM designs.
- Ecco 6y agoWant to be nerdy and use powers-of-ten? Fine by me! But then please go all the way: $4E10!!!