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Intel sues NVIDIA
Peter G.
February 18, 2009 12:22 PM ET in Tech
Intel is suing NVIDIA according to Tim at bit-tech. Big Blue says the Jolly Green Giant doesn’t have a license to make chipsets for Intel processors with integrated memory controllers and is looking for a summary judgment to back up the claim.
If the court goes Intel’s way, it could throw a wrench in NVIDIA’s play to release a competitor to the Intel X58 chipset for Core i7 processors. According to statements, the two companies have been trying to work through this matter for a year to no avail.
We don’t know about you, but we’re fans of competition on the marketplace. An nForce Core i7 board sounds pretty sweet.
//EDIT//
The folks over at The Inquirer are reporting that NVIDIA’s ballsy leader, Jen-Hsun Huang, is telling everyone that this is a desperate move to try and protect Intel’s marketplace dominance.
We’ll watch this schoolyard fight until either the judge rules or the principal breaks it up.
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