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NVidia, AMD Subpoenaed In Antitrust Investigation

Posted by Zonk on from the business-of-making-shinies dept.

mustardayonnaise writes "CNN Money is reporting that graphics chipmakers Nvidia and AMD (who recently acquired NVidia rival ATI) said Friday that they received subpoenas from the US Department of Justice as part of a probe into potential antitrust violations involving graphics processing units and cards. Each company controls about 25% of the entire graphics chip market. According to the article, Intel, who makes their own fair share of graphics chipsets, has yet to be included in the investigation."

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  1. Intel Correction by Shadow+Wrought · · Score: 4, Funny
    Intel, who makes their own fair share of graphics chipsets, has yet to be included in the investigation.

    From TFA: "To my knowledge, we haven't gotten a subpoena ourselves ... but I'm not 100 percent certain," said Intel spokesman Chuck Mulloy, adding he was checking with company lawyers to confirm.

    You know, as an investor, I'd rather go with the company that has been subpoened over the one that can't quite be sure!

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    1. Re:Intel Correction by Iamthefallen · · Score: 4, Funny

      An Intel spokesman later followed up and said: "We're 99.999999999990437% certain we have not been subpoenaed."

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  2. OMG They are the only two companies... by jimstapleton · · Score: 3, Funny

    that are making gaming graphics cards that are actually really useful - their great cards are making it impossible for competators to compete with their lackluster cards! It must be a case worth of an antitrust suit!

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  3. Re:priorities? WTF? by soft_guy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Meanwhile, the RIAA, who has a stranglehold over the music industry, gets to drive their truckloads of money straight to the bank.

    They're not subjected to the same laws as companies.

    Maybe ATI and NVidia should for the GCIAA (Graphics Chip Industry Association of America). That way, they could be just like the RIAA and MPAA and be completely above the law.
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  4. Re:priorities? WTF? by MadUndergrad · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh please, we all know the RIAA doesn't have truckloads of money heading to the bank. They use a serious of tubes! Sometimes, they get clogged.

  5. Re:Also investigate MS XBox / FOSS driver issues by mrchaotica · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm probably one of the bigger tin-foil-hat-wearers around here when it comes to Microsoft, and not even I would believe something like that. You're just flat-out crazy, buddy.

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  6. Re:priorities? WTF? by tehSpork · · Score: 3, Funny

    And that, boys and girls, is why pirating music isn't so bad after all. You wouldn't want the RIAA's tubes to get clogged with all your money, would you?

  7. What does it feel like by Plutonite · · Score: 2, Funny

    to really hate somebody's guts, to spend your whole life trying to beat them, then in the end some clown says you're gay and sleeping together?