Intel to buy Nvidia????

[polobunny]

What would they gain from it? Nada. <_<

[Capper]

The government is not going to prevent INTEL from buying nVidia.....how could they after AMD purchased ATI?
Look INTEL has wanted into the discreet graphics game for a long time, and like it or not, they are going to get there.
This may or may not affect the end user, there will of course be budget ramifications for any company bought out, and of course some reorginization.....but there also may be a creative influx too.... a company like nVidia may benefit from resources they don't have now.....look at the issue from all angles before passing judgement.

[Lead Head]

Originally Posted by Capper

The government is not going to prevent INTEL from buying nVidia.....how could they after AMD purchased ATI?
Look INTEL has wanted into the discreet graphics game for a long time, and like it or not, they are going to get there.
This may or may not affect the end user, there will of course be budget ramifications for any company bought out, and of course some reorginization.....but there also may be a creative influx too.... a company like nVidia may benefit from resources they don't have now.....look at the issue from all angles before passing judgement.

AMD has no Graphics or Chipset share (they did, during the early K7 Days) anymore..Intel already has a large portion of both, and the same with nvidia...but I do guess it could allow nVidia to do greater things..plus access to the intels advanced process technologies would be a bonus..the only thing though..didn't intel recently get some of the PowerVR team?

[Capper]

Look, i think a lot of people are overreacting.
1. When two companies making the same product merge, or one buys out another (like motherboard makers) thats one thing. It limits the choices for the end user, and in a sense affects prices, support, and innovation.
2. When a company like INTEL buys out a company like nVidia, you might see some reorginization, but at the same time nVidia will be gaining access to stuff they didn't have before. So in that sense it might benefit the end user. To me at least, its funny there wasn't this worry when ATI was purchased by AMD, but now the world is ending because INTEL might buy nVidia. Remember that INTEL has wanted into the discreet graphics market for quite awhile, and this might finally be their opportunity.
I also don't think it will mean too terribly much in the long run

[Jokerswild]

I see this possibly going into the software market also. Intel and Nvidia teamed with EA would be a 800 pound gorilla in the computing world. That would force AMD to look to software makers too. The fields are not that far apart that it couldn't happen and it's probably been talked about in boardrooms already.

[polobunny]

Originally Posted by Capper

Look, i think a lot of people are overreacting.
1. When two companies making the same product merge, or one buys out another (like motherboard makers) thats one thing. It limits the choices for the end user, and in a sense affects prices, support, and innovation.
2. When a company like INTEL buys out a company like nVidia, you might see some reorginization, but at the same time nVidia will be gaining access to stuff they didn't have before. So in that sense it might benefit the end user. To me at least, its funny there wasn't this worry when ATI was purchased by AMD, but now the world is ending because INTEL might buy nVidia. Remember that INTEL has wanted into the discreet graphics market for quite awhile, and this might finally be their opportunity.
I also don't think it will mean too terribly much in the long run

What I really hope to see is a simple buy. You know, INTEL buys nVIDIA, nVIDIA still makes their graphic cards while having access to INTEL technology.
INTEL makes their onboard GFX a bit better if they want, but that's about it.

Chances are they're not going to smash both together and make on big group as soon as the money trade is done (if only there's any money trade :P). nVIDIA has already an a good reputation, on AMD fans aswell as INTEL fans so it would be stupid to merge both and call this INTEL from now on. nVIDIA is going to stay IMO, bought by INTEL or not.

On a long term prevision, something else might happen. Like I said earlier i'm just scared they're going to make specific CPU/Chipset/GFX functions where you'll need to have specific components to get them. You know, a bit like Crossfire and SLI but including not only the chipset and the GFX card but also the CPU (and whatnot other extension card they could throw in, in the future)
With AMD and ATI merging together, it sure didn't help spread Crossfire, though all in all it seems less interesting than SLI for most users.

[Capper]

I don't think you'll see any real big changes...nVidia will still make graphics cards as nVidia.....if it even happens

[stinger608]

Originally Posted by Jokerswild

I see this possibly going into the software market also. Intel and Nvidia teamed with EA would be a 800 pound gorilla in the computing world. That would force AMD to look to software makers too. The fields are not that far apart that it couldn't happen and it's probably been talked about in boardrooms already.

In reality, EA is more of a publisher than they are a software designer!

[fps justin]

I think the merger is going to happen eventually, probrably sooner than later. It would be terrible to lose the green company to INTEL. They might mark up the price even more. A high end rig would cost a fortune.

[wtcnbrwndo4u]

I read it in MPC that Intel was picking back up the dedicated graphics deal. It would be worth it for Intel to grab nVidia.