Intel is just running scared says Nvidia

The web is abuzz around the new nVidia lawsuit.  

Huang thinks that since Nvidia is getting so popular Intel needs to initiate a dispute over a contract signed four years ago because Ion, SLI, Hybrid power, and CUDA threaten Intel's ability to control the PC platform.

"They're attempting to prevent us from operating," an NV spinner told the INQ. "They want the entire platform, they don't want anyone else to innovate."

Not sure if I agree with that statement but you have to admit the following to be true.

1) This is the first time in recent history where the CPU makers are the only ones making chipsets for their processors.  (In the past Via, nVidia, SIS all made chipsets for AMD and Intel)

2) Multi GPU technology from ATI and nVidia is currently "common" only to the latest Intel chipsets.

3) nVidia is the only company without a current chipset to support their own multi GPU technology on either platform.

So what does that all mean??  On the surface it appears to be a strong arm tactic towards a new, powerful, and highly innovative company to muscle them out of the market. 

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