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2024/07/02 07:49:31 (permalink)
https://www.techpowerup.com/324072/french-authorities-to-file-competition-charges-against-nvidia
 
On July 1st, Reuters reported that the French antitrust authority plans to file charges against NVIDIA for alleged anti-competitive practices, marking France as the first country to take such action against the tech giant. This follows a raid on NVIDIA's local offices in September 2023, as we reported here, which was part of a broader investigation into the graphics card and cloud computing sectors. A recent report released by French authorities regarding competition in generative AI highlighted concerns about potential abuses of power by chip suppliers, specifically noting the industry reliance on NVIDIA. If NVIDIA is to be found guilty of charges made by French authorities it can be facing fines of up to 10% of its global annual revenue. However, NVIDIA may have the option to make concessions to avoid such penalties.

As the world's largest manufacturer of AI chips and computer graphics cards, NVIDIA is under intense scrutiny from antitrust authorities in Europe and the United States. The European Commission is gathering informal feedback to assess whether NVIDIA had breached its antitrust rules, though it has not yet launched a formal investigation. The Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission are reportedly conducting joint investigations into NVIDIA, Microsoft, and OpenAI, reflecting growing regulatory concern in the United States over these tech giants' market influence.
 
I'm curious what will happen with this investigation
 
 

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    Re: French Authorities to File Competition Charges Against NVIDIA 2024/07/03 13:01:04 (permalink)
    I'm guessing this could take 3 to 5 years before anything actually happens

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    Re: French Authorities to File Competition Charges Against NVIDIA 2024/07/03 15:47:50 (permalink)
     
    Tall poppy syndrome? If the demand is there and nobody else is able to meet the demand, what is NVidia supposed to do, just refuse to meet the demand, which would then push the prices up even higher, and then the French would sue them for being a monopoly again.. so how are they supposed to 'win' here? Maybe that's the point - it's just a money grab by these litigious governments no matter what NVidia do. Seems to happen in the US quite often, perhaps the rest of the world is waking up to it.


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