Nvidia's Arm takeover could come to an abrupt end following regulatory pressure

[Redaktion]

A new report from Bloomberg says that Nvidia will abandon its prospects of taking over SoftBank-owned Arm. However, the official announcement could come later as both companies are still optimistic about the deal and want to convince regulators about its benefits.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Nvidia-s-Arm-takeover-could-come-to-an-abrupt-end-following-regulatory-pressure.595398.0.html

[Storira]

Big tech getting bigger isn't good for the public. Keep them separate.

[mixedfish]

Who would trust Nvidia to manage Arm in good faith after all these years of screwing over consumers with graphics cards.

[vertigo]

So even if this deal falls through, Nvidia has to pay SoftBank $2bn, and not only are they planning an IPO in which their price will almost certainly be bolstered by this attempted purchase, but they're talking about it before the deal is even officially dead, all of which seems like they never wanted the deal, but rather the publicity.

OTOH, all the efforts toward RISC-V because of the possibility of this deal may have harmed their IPO potential.