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soraminazuki | on: Former Nvidia CEO Huang had a relationship with a second employee, sources say
He and NVIDIA should never have been in a position where they can single-handedly dictate where the world's GPU supplies go to. They should never have been able to form a circle jerk economy with a handful of hyperscalers and AI labs. They should never have been a chokepoint for the entire personal computing industry, which is being wiped out right now due to the artificial shortage of critical components.

The lack of regulation and/or enforcement has brought about this completely textbook case of market failure with damaging consequences for the broader industry and society as a whole. It was the responsibility of governments to prevent this exact situation.

But here we are. Jensen Huang and NVIDIA brought themselves to a situation where they are responsible. They should be held accountable for the negative externalities they cause.

user43928 | parent
Last I checked one can buy personal computers just fine at a moderate price increase.

You cannot buy flagship Nvidia consumer GPUs, and the next level down, the 5080, currently retails approximately at a 100% price increase.

Low VRAM GPUs such as the 5070 at 12GB are not affected much, retailing at 15% above MSRP.

Absent another massive expansion in AI demand due to new real applications, we are probably going to see affordable high-end consumer products in 2028.

Hardly the drama you make it sound like, and calling for regulation or legal consequences seems overblown to me.