Nvidia should Merge with AMD
 

In early 2008 Intel implied that Nvidia’s chips are becoming obsolete, which rattled investors and infuriated Huang. When an analyst raised the issue with Huang at a meeting in the spring of 2008, asking if it was OK to open up that can of worms, Huang shot back, “Sure, let’s open up a can of whoop-ass” – and then continued with a spirited rebuttal.

Well, it didn't take long for that statement to come back and bite Nvidia in the backside. Nvidia, like AMD, faced many challenges in 2008 and the economy is just going to make things worse for both companies. While Intel can probably afford a few rough quarters, AMD most certainly can't - and Nvidia doesn't want to. So for now, Nvidia has to put that "can of whoop-***" away and contemplate their future.
http://www.rahulsood.com/2009/02/nvi...-with-amd.html