[tombert]

I'm not super familiar with the law in this area, but doesn't AMD+Intel teaming up get into antitrust territory? The x86 architecture still basically has a monopoly on the desktop, laptop, and server space. Could someone a bit more familiar in this area elaborate?

[simion314]

I think this would be Intel+Radeon division and not the AMD CPUs, Intel would still compete with the AMD CPU division

[convery]

Not a lawyer, but: in theory; yes. However, we don't really deal with anti-trust issues anymore as any reasonable fine is pocket-change for these companies. Not to mention that if there's a legitimate threat they just fund a startup and point to it as independent competition that will go bankrupt the second people stops talking about the anti-trust.

[muxr]

Intel has paid Nvidia billions in the past to use Nvidia's tech at the expense of AMD..

https://newsroom.intel.com/news-releases/intel-announces-new...

Since both Nvidia and Intel are monopolies in their respective fields.. that was far more egregious towards AMD than this is towards Nvidia.