The European Commission has approved NVIDIA’s proposed acquisition of Run:ai, an Israel-based provider of a compute management platform. It is pushing for Apple to enhance interoperability between iOS and third-party devices.
NVIDIA supplies GPUs for data centres, while Run:ai supplies GPU orchestration software. These products must be compatible, and it was thought that the acquisition could result in the companies intentionally hampering their respective products’ compatibility with competitors.
However, the Commission’s investigation found that NVIDIA could not prevent its GPUs from being compatible with the orchestration software of Run:ai’s competitors due to the widespread nature of tools that ensure such compatibility. Furthermore, Run:ai lacks a dominant position in the GPU orchestration software market, as many equivalent alternatives are available or can be built in-house. This led to the deal being approved unconditionally.
Källa: EU Approves NVIDIA Deal With Run:ai
