Not at all. The article says the agreement is over 10 years old, and to me seems to have been a smart move on Microsoft's part. Basically, they recognized tha

Not at all. The article says the agreement is over 10 years old, and to me seems to have been a smart move on Microsoft's part. Basically, they recognized that they were very reliant on NVidia's technology, and while buying from NVidia is cheaper than making it themselves, they mitigated risk of losing that option by giving them the chance to pony up to keep any other company, competitor or not, from changing things.