AI shovel seller Nvidia is making a ton of money in the boom — with 70% to 95% of the market for graphics cards and a full 98% for data center computation chips. [CNBC; HPCWire] But is a ton of mon…
  • khalid_salad@awful.systemsEnglish
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    6 days ago

    You’re absolutely right, unless you actually read it.

    The DOJ suspects Nvidia has been:

    • Pressuring customers to buy only Nvidia chips if they want continued supply;
    • Buying up competitors, such as Israeli startup Run:ai, to suppress their technologies;
    • Locking customers in with its software, such as the CUDA libraries.
    • zogwarg@awful.systemsEnglish
      21·
      6 days ago

      And also closing with:

      Nvidia insists that it “wins on merit, as reflected in our benchmark results and value to customers.” And Nvidia does have the best stuff — but that’s not what the DOJ, Warren, or France are concerned about, is it?

      To tie the bow nicely.