theinquirer.net - 7/2/2009
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FOR A LONG TIME we have wondered when Nvidia's abject stupidity would have a price. The answer, at least at Dell, is now. If you go over the Dell desktop lineup and look through the customization options, you will see that, with a few minor exceptions, there are no more Nvidia cards being ...
semiaccurate.com - 7/1/2009
electronista.com - 7/1/2009
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electronista.com —
Apple and NVIDIA may be engaged in a
fierce dispute that could exclude NVIDIA graphics chips from
future Macs, according to sources reportedly aware of the talks. They claim to SemiAccurate that Apple views NVIDIA's proposals for renewed deals as ...
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Apple already dropping NVIDIA chips?
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Computerworld Blogs - Macintosh & Apple —
... 8600M GT. The machine still has an NVIDIA 8400M integrated chipset however, which hasn't been affected by "Bumpgate". This was likely a cost cutting measure however, rather than an issue with bumps. Demerjian also contends that the packaging problems affect some desktop GPUs as well. This would bring Apple's Mac Pro line in. iMacs and Minis use mobile chipsets so they'd be included with MacBook Pros. It also wouldn't just be Apple that is losing patience with NVIDIA. Dell is also rumored to be leaving the video card maker. NVIDIA also has another big problem. Intel is ...
Apple/NVIDIA Rift to Spark Major Component Changes?
TheAppleBlog —
... fallout on actual Apple products is that the company’s design cycle is so long that the current models were already irrevocably in the queue when news of the faulty 8600M GT processors broke. Apple’s own investigation only wrapped up in mid-2008, at which point its product plans for at least the next year are no doubt pretty much set in stone, especially regarding major internal components. Other companies affected by the NVIDIA screw-up are likewise only just beginning to show signs of the fallout, lending credence to this idea. ...
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