I'm not sure what issue you're talking about.I sense an issue.
We're discussing the main example of this happening. Intel didn't buy AMD because of anti-monopoly regulations (unless you have a better explanation).
But you say that it couldn't have been the reason, because these regulations don't work on Intel.
With this kind of logic we'll never get to anything constructive.
Anti-monopoly regulations don't mean you can't be a monopolist. Their only role is to protect competition, but competition must exist in the first place.
If you're an only supplier of some product (because no one else knows how to do it or isn't interested) you are a monopolist, but anti-monopoly laws don't apply.
In fact legal system is what actually makes monopolies possible through copyright, patents and concessions. ;-)
So now you're literally accusing Intel and Nvidia of being better at doing business than AMD. Is this really what you intend?
It's like if you accused a runner for winning unfairly, because he trained harder or has better body proportions. Because in your perfect world all runners should have identical bodies and train exactly the same.
Both Intel and AMD can do top-notch CPUs. But Intel is better at selling them. And selling is the core ability in any business.
I never said buying AMD, more like burying them.
No I said Intel got away with anti monopolistic, unfair trade practices in the past - same can be said of MS & they were even more blatant, arguably Google as well.
There is no law preventing natural monopolies that develop over time in more mature markets, or market segments. Let alone many places around the world that don't have (m)any anti monopoly laws in the first place.
Right, like I said. Competition or consumers?
Read again what I wrote, Intel certainly & possibly Nvidia(?) got away with much worse in the past - what makes you think the US DoJ or EU will step in if Intel/Nvidia lower their prices to such an extent that AMD becomes irrelevant? No, I thought so!
Let's not go there, I know AMD have their share of a chequered past but is it something you wanna be defending, even if it is Intel or Nvidia?
Right & let's not forget the power of $ that got them in that place, aside from lots of superior products (last decade) & shady deals.
