 (Source: Intel's Insides)
The feud between two of the hardware's biggest players continues to be ugly
NVIDIA and Intel, two of the electronics industry's largest veteran
powers, have never been too warm or close. Recently, the pair
can't seem to stop stepping on each other's toes. The pair's
troubles started last year with NVIDIA releasing its Ion integrated
graphics platform, which NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang likened to opening
a "can of whoop-ass". Intel was not too happy
about NVIDIA trying to shove it out of the integrated graphics market
with the HD-ready Ion.
Nor did Intel's announcement of an
upcoming
discrete GPU get greeted by open arms by NVIDIA. NVIDIA,
already struggling financially in the chipset industry, then was
smacked with a suit
by Intel alleging that NVIDIA's license agreements did not allow
it to build
motherboards for Nehalem processors, or other Intel
processors with an integrated memory controller. NVIDIA fired
back with a
countersuit, demanding that the licensing agreements that supply
the tech Intel uses to power its integrated graphics be terminated,
threatening Intel's integrated graphics offerings.
Given the
pair's history, it's not very surprising that NVIDIA would choose to
take a jab at Intel's recent antitrust
fines from the EU and the new
charges leveled against it in New York. NVIDIA has launched
a new site
called Intel's Insides, which it hosts and is using as a
artistic podium to accuse Intel of alleged illegal activity.
The site
is especially critical of CEO Paul Otellini. A recent post
features a cartoon with a cross-eyed Otellini denying using "bribery,
coercion and kickback relations" to try to corner the market.
The site has a rather humorous disclaimer informing readers that it
"is not provided, sponsored or endorsed by Intel
Corporation."
Intel has yet to respond (and likely
won't).
"When an individual makes a copy of a song for himself, I suppose we can say he stole a song." -- Sony BMG attorney Jennifer Pariser
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