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How is nVidia abusing its market position when there is literally no alternative on the market? Intel was objectively hindering AMD but nVidia couldn't care les

• xxs 3y ago
  look no further: "nvidia partner program" For the more inpatient ones, a wikipedia quote The program was regarded as an anti-consumer practice due to the fact that partnering companies were required to remove their gaming branding from all non-Nvidia graphics cards,[11] hurting consumer choice. Reportedly in response to these restrictions, manufacturers began releasing new brands for the competing AMD Radeon products.
  • treprinum 3y ago
    That's gaming not AI though. Given the crazy demand for H100 I doubt nVidia would feel anything if they completely pulled out of France altogether.
    • hef19898 3y ago
      Well, there is the little detail of France being part of the EU with the same anti-trust rules. No idea why people think companies can just easily exit a market so, that hurts the top line and no one likes that. Also, nVidia has quite a market when it comes to automotive for example, pretty sure they don't want to loose that.
• hef19898 3y ago
  Anti-trust investigators looked into it, found enough to justify an investigation and got a search warrant. Whether or not nVidia did something illegal will be shown and decided in court. That is how a legal system is supposed to work, and quite the oppossite of "we will find something"...