NVIDIA CEO shoots down talk of Intel-compatible x86 chip, says his home is 'all Apple'
By Donald Melanson 
posted November 9th 2009 2:48PM
posted November 9th 2009 2:48PM
NVIDIA's feud with Intel may be at an all-time high these days, but it looks like the company isn't about to go as far as to produce its own Intel-compatible x86 chip, despite persistent rumors to the contrary. That word comes straight from NVIDIA's always talkative CEO Jen-Hsun Huang, who flatly said "no" when asked if there was any truth to the rumors. He further went on to add NVIDIA's focus is on visual and parallel computing, and on "getting our GPUs into the lowest power platforms we can imagine and driving mobile computing with it" -- as it's now attempting to do with Tegra. In a separate discussion after a talk in Dubai, Huang also interestingly revealed that the computers in his household are "all Apple," but he naturally didn't just leave it there -- head on past the break for the complete, must-read quote (as reported by Shufflegazine). Apple uses the best technology for their [computers]. Apple says to their customers: if you buy a computer from us you can be sure we have selected the best technology inside for you. That is their promise to consumers. Their promise to consumers isn't we've selected the best technology for you with the exception of what Intel allows us to use. That's not their promise. And that's why Apple uses the best technology where they want whenever they want. And that's why I'm all Apple! At home it's just Macs everywhere. It's NVIDIA's technology in all of them but I use Macs. My son has two Macs, my daughter has a Mac, there's an extra Mac just in case and my wife has a Mac. It's just Mac, Mac, Mac! Because I know it's got the best stuff inside.
Reading between lines:
"Thanks Apple for buy our old chips (read 8600m gt, 9400m gt and 9600m gt)."
Yeah, that GTX 285 I've got in my Mac Pro is ancient.
Oh, wait.
He just doesn't like Mac, [bold] HE LOVES IT!!!!! [/bold]
This totally should've qualified for a "CE-Oh No He Didn't" title.
Not about Apple vs. Intel. It's about Intel's relentless marketing-driven attempts to crush all competition, force all functions on a single-chip, then bog down the chip with poor design & drivers to force users to buy new gear every 2 years. Had a buddy who used to write serial drivers for Intel. His Intel handlers always required bloated code, over his many objections. That's right. Required.
Stupid nerds didn't read article.
Irony: Tegra is in Zune HD, and doesn't look like it will be heading to Android or iPhone soon...
i actually heard that Jen-Hsun Huang is actually Kim Jung Il, but prefers to be called NVIDINATOR
Another reason why my next GFX card will be an ATI
Somebody you don't know who lives in a different country using Macs bothers you so much that you're going to switch brands?
What the hell is wrong with you?
If you hope to use Windows 7, I would seriously think about it... I'm having lots of driver issues with ATI, and was thinking of heading back to the warm bosom of Mother NVidia.
LOL Mac this!
Selling the Nvidia stocks. And buying more AMD stocks. Macs just suck.
worse that this guy supposedly forces his family to use Macs, or that Bill Gates forces his family not to use iPhones, iPods, and Macbooks?
Yeah I'm sure you also think Asians all look alike :rolleyes:
very bad ad for Mac :(
Nvidia should make their own computers and OS.
And rename it NVIDIA stupid name.
does he knows that apple high end machine uses ati?
tcc3 wrote: "Did ATIs drivers/software stop sucking yet? The last ATI card I bought had crappiest most unstable drivers/software I've ever seen in a modern piece of hardware. I'm surprised I didn't have to set jumpers."
The same can be said about Nvidia drivers.
So engadget did this guys stock fall like bricks after this announcements or go up I'm curious ??
That is where AMD comes in my friend
He looks like the lost son of Chairman Mao. He talks like it too.
MAC and PC = SAME THING!
He's just trying to appease intel over the cartoons by making himself look silly too.. I guess
@vf34wrx - Please, don't be silly. We don't think they ALL look alike. We simply think they all fall into one of several groups of individuals who all look alike... like Kim Jong-il for instance!
So THAT'S what's been wrong with nVidia lately.
and his dog has one, and his imaginary friend has one, and his unborn child has one, and there’s one for…..
You missed the best part. There is a photo of Kim with what looks like a fully functioning Apple tablet on the table for this interview. No one was supposed to spot that!
Ya gotta love that back-butt Taiwanese logic...
or not...