As we reported earlier today, the fate of Nvidia’s high performance netbook platform – ION – is up in the air.
Indeed, Intel could prevent PC manufacturers to use its cheap but “able” Atom processor with anything but its own graphics chip.
Intel action limits consumer freedom of choice
“Unfortunately we have heard similar statements from many customers,” said David Ragones, a product line manager at Nvidia. “That conduct would prevent full and fair competition for our products and denying our customers and consumers freedom of a better choice.”
But, as Ragones also pointed it out, Intel actions might actually prove to be illegal, perpetuating its monopoly of netbook chipsets by forcing coercive and anti-competitive bundled pricing upon OEMs.
Let’s hope that customers choice will finally prevail.
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