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Apple already dropping NVIDIA chips from future Macs?
MacDailyNews —
... in all GeForce 8400M and 8600M mobile graphics chips," Electronista reports. "The Mac firm has had to extend MacBook Pro warranties for up to three years and may be skeptical of NVIDIA's insistence that newer models aren't at risk of the same problem." Electronista reports, "If unable to come to terms, the two companies may not make any kind of true break for the next three to four years, but certain models may already drop NVIDIA's components." Read more in the full article here .
Apple may drop NVIDIA chips in Macs following contract fight
AppleInsider —
... due to partial similarities in the contact material used to join the GeForce 9600M GT chip die to its package. Doubts have been raised as to just how likely it is that the Nehalem withdrawal is connected to any possible tiff between the two electronics giants, however. Electronista notes in spreading the story that Intel and NVIDIA have been embroiled in a ...
Apple to NVIDIA: I’m so breaking up with you
CrunchGear —
... it would take a lot of convincing to get AMD to put their GPUs in an Intel system, considering their growing interest in whole-system advantages. It’s all so confusing! Fortunately, it’s also all speculation, so we can wait it out and see what happens.
What do you guys think? Back to AMD? Perhaps Intel has something up its sleeve? Or maybe NVIDIA will apologize and they can have hot and sweaty make-up negotiations. Semiconductor gossip is so juicy!
[via Electronista]
Remainders - Things We Didn't Post [Remainders]
Gizmodo —
... technology." Obvious? Sure. Vague? Absolutely. Helpful? That's a negative. [Dealerscope] Apparently Nvidia thinks it's got a permanent thing with Apple, but Apple's all like, "No way, I can totally see other GPU manufacturers, and what's all that about you overheating, huh?" As exciting as I tried to make it there, you can see this is not only boring news, but when it comes to sticking with Nvidia or ATI as a brand, well, know what? It just doesn't matter. [Electronista] We don't typically run promos for contests unless they're really ...
Apple and NVIDIA to split?
Tech Digest —
... NVIDIA's attitude as arrogant and if the two can't work it out then we could see the latter's chips disappear from iMacs almost immediately and from the rest of the range within three to four years. Seems a bit of a shame given the level of NVIDIA's technology and the way that Apple has carved itself a niche at the graphics end of the market but the Cupertino crew has always prided itself on quality of product and, when the chips are down, there's little choice in the matter. (via Electronista) ...
¿Apple corta relación con NVIDIA?
Gizmología —
... ¿Qué hizo Apple? Simple, cortó relaciones y supuestamente cuando se termine el ciclo de lanzamientos cambiará de empresa. Quién será el próximo todavía es un misterio y ni siquiera está 100% confirmado si en realidad Apple y NVIDIA cortarán sus relaciones. ...
Linkpost | 7.2.2009
TechBlog —
... - Twitter has trademarked "tweets" (status updates) and has started expressing concern when the word is used. • Apple already dropping NVIDIA chips? - Rumors say nVidia and Apple are having a hard time reaching terms for a continuation of their current agreement. • ...
Appled rumored not to renew contract with NVIDIA for graphics chips
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... The relationship between Apple and NVIDIA, the manufacturer of the graphics chips in most Macs for quite some time now, appears to be souring at an exponential rate. Electronista reports that negotiations between the two companies to continue their business relationship are not going well, with Apple accusing NVIDIA of being arrogant. According to a source with access to NVIDIA, Apple is on track to cut NVIDIA off as a graphics chip provider for the next 3-4 years. ...
