Nvidia bought Ageia since there IP can be embedded into the shades model and adds value to the consumer by leveraging all of Nvidia's huge software development with all current game developers. Doesn't anyone get the picture that physics enginine will be huge avantage to serve the compute market segment in acdemia or science industries. Nvidia is thinking long term, and they believe that in order to survive they will need to compete head on with Intel. I'm sure in the short term nvidia will confine to support there near term product roadmap Ageia has worked to establish. Yes companies buy other companies for all sorts of reasons. I'm sure it will be very interesting times at nvidia and I would be surprised if AMD goes on the auction block and nvida takes second place to Intel.
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Nvidia bought Ageia since there IP can be embedded into the shades model and adds value to the consumer by leveraging all of Nvidia's huge software development with all current game developers. Doesn't anyone get the picture that physics enginine will be huge avantage to serve the compute market segment in acdemia or science industries. Nvidia is thinking long term, and they believe that in order to survive they will need to compete head on with Intel. I'm sure in the short term nvidia will confine to support there near term product roadmap Ageia has worked to establish. Yes companies buy other companies for all sorts of reasons. I'm sure it will be very interesting times at nvidia and I would be surprised if AMD goes on the auction block and nvida takes second place to Intel.