It would seem so, if this is what Intel plans to do with this enterprise. But whether nVidia does plan to do something like compete with Intel and AMD on the CPU side, it would require a massive undertaking on their part. They're really the only company that has two out of three platform components, and with AMD probably no longer wanting their SLI, either they would have to give it to stick with Intel (and all it's repercussions) or go at it alone. Those would be the only ways SLI would survive. That's not to say single-card solutions wouldn't be cross-platform capable...but it would be something, wouldn't it? The nVidia platform vs the ATI platform vs the Intel platform. Technology would advance very quickly in this one-upsmanship industry. And unless you go dual vid card, I still think you could mix and match for the best performance. Some consumer choices are given up for others.

Well then Intel has already won - which was/is/will be inevitable. Amd are the also ran company that no matter how many descent upstarts they buy will never be anything due to simple volume and capital efficiency (although buying out ATI is their only chance to still have a worthy name in 5yrs, assuming they dont kill ATI like NextGen).

Nvidia is a me too company that has made itself known by BEING SECOND BEST at everything it does - gfx quality sub par on ALL generations from the nv3 through the current g80, and the less said about their buggy and incomplete chipsets that cost users data and have compatibibility issues with pci bus's and memory the better (plus their incredibally skewed power requirements that are always almsot double any competitors - (yes even ati's gpu's). Had they not managed to undercut 3DFX and buy them out before they were sued into oblivian for infringing on Glide patents then they would be another PowerVR, 2nd best is always 2nd best.

Intel are the makers of / the designers of / and the only winners in this situation - they OWN x86 despite amd being granted a corss license for the 386 / 486 designs so they could copy them to stay in business after their need was suplanted (intels volume meeting and exceeding demand), and adding 64-bit memory addressing to their cpu's is no claim to fame either as intel / dec / ibm have had that for years anyway.

When EPIC comes of age intel are the only choice - AMD wont be able to claim any court fees or conspiricy crap from that because they couldnt get to use it for free - and they cant buy another company that could actually make it for them (NextGen / ATI / etc...etc...) as they will have to license it or design something outside intels x86 (the other reason for buying ATI who can do it for them).

I hope Intel and Matrox (the originals) get into bed together and wipe the rest of the has beens out to give us what we really need in pc's - not what we are taught to want via bad marketing (nv - 3d girls....please mummy - amd me !).....

There's so much ignorance and fanboyism in that post I'm not even sure where to start ...