Intel's 'botched' $20 Billion NVIDIA acquisition shines a $3 Trillion light on the chipmaker's short-sightedness and missed opportunities in AI: "It would have been Intel's most expensive acquisition"

Intel reportedly almost bought NVIDIA for $20 billion in 2005 but its board of directors thwarted the plans because it would have been the firm's most expensive acquisition.

https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/cpu-gpu-components/intels-botched-usd20-billion-nvidia-acquisition-shines-a-usd3-trillion-light-on-the-chipmakers-short-sightedness-and-missed-opportunities-in-ai-it-would-have-been-intels-most-expensive-acquisition

Created 9mo | Oct 25, 2024, 9:20:03 PM


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