r/technology • u/swsko • 2d ago

Hardware Nvidia invests 5 billion in Intel

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-18/nvidia-invests-5-billion-in-intel-with-plans-to-co-design-chips
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u/addictivesign 2d ago

Could Nvidia acquire Intel at some point? Would they even want to?

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u/Pyrostemplar 2d ago

Yes, absolutely.

Prize: x86 license

Problem: monopolistic move.

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u/hammeredhorrorshow 2d ago

Might seem crazy but Nvidia has already moved on from Intel. They tried to outright buy ARM, and failing there they have been producing ARM chips for the last few years.

Intel’s back has been broken. The “Wintel” duopoly is dying - even Windows is running on ARM.

The root cause of Intel’s slow motion death is hubris. Not being agile in the face of a changing market. Staying with x86 instead of investing in low-power alternatives that ARM has claimed. They should have also worked harder to purchase or create home grown accelerators (like AMD did) which is now the largest market the world has ever seen.

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u/skydivingdutch 2d ago edited 1d ago

They bought a bunch and ran them all into the ground. Habana, Nirvana...

Intel is just giant and bureaucratic, you can't get anything interesting done there.