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…
  • David GerardOPMAEnglish
    27•6 days ago

    if only the article addressed this precise point and its relevance

      • @khalid_saladEnglish
        24•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.
        • @zogwargEnglish
          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.

      • @selfAEnglish
        7•5 days ago

        To be fair, it was the moderator that deleted their message, not the poster. Mods are always stifling discussion around here. Feels like Reddit.

        it’s really weird how nobody wants your awful fucking posts in any community. must be the mods!

        anyway, time to stifle discussion around here