Saturday, August 21st 2021
NVIDIA-Arm Acquisition Raises "Significant Competition Concerns:" UK Competition Regulator
The proposed $40 billion acquisition of Arm Holdings Plc from SoftBank by NVIDIA raises "significant competition concerns," says the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The scathing report by the UK's competition regulator goes on to say that the merger will stifle innovation. "We're concerned that NVIDIA controlling Arm could create real problems for NVIDIA's rivals by limiting their access to key technologies, and ultimately stifling innovation across a number of important and growing markets. This could end up with consumers missing out on new products, or prices going up," it reads.
In its first reaction, NVIDIA sought time to address CMA's concerns. "We look forward to the opportunity to address the CMA's initial views and resolve any concerns the Government may have. We remain confident that this transaction will be beneficial to Arm, its licensees, competition, and the UK," the company said. Although a subsidiary of Japan's Softbank, the report by UK's competition regulator does have some bearing on the fate of Arm, which remains headquartered in the UK.
Sources:
UK Competition and Markets Authority (PDF), James Titcomb (Twitter)
In its first reaction, NVIDIA sought time to address CMA's concerns. "We look forward to the opportunity to address the CMA's initial views and resolve any concerns the Government may have. We remain confident that this transaction will be beneficial to Arm, its licensees, competition, and the UK," the company said. Although a subsidiary of Japan's Softbank, the report by UK's competition regulator does have some bearing on the fate of Arm, which remains headquartered in the UK.
78 Comments on NVIDIA-Arm Acquisition Raises "Significant Competition Concerns:" UK Competition Regulator
it should be split with not just 1 buyer but a group of people/corp
arm is too big and too important
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they also looked the same on my 1080p 23 inch screen
And my eyesight has been tested
its fine
To answer the question ... where? Are we really only talking about fingers?
You have a better Russian Mafia than we have in my country.
I don't understand how you can show up at an Argos and be handed a PS5? Twice??
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AMD wrecked havoc to the whole lineup.
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The other monitored stock drops and got involved at 2Am to secure his order.
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I too still have not got one, I would agree they're like unicorn poop except I have actually seen a Ps5.
The first UFO I now think was an iron meteorite bouncing off the atmosphere (nb Apollo 13 movie).
The second was probably a military satellite transitioning then vertical repositioning (that is a stretch).