Re: What is the point ?
Nvidia's main interest might actually be to get hold of ARM's GPU team and integrate it and close down Mali. But there is a huge risk for any chipmaker thinking about buying ARM because it immediately makes the licence business less attractive for the competitors.
Not sure if Nvidia could afford to keep ARM if Softbank is selling at anything near its purchase price so some kind of strip and flip would be the outcome.
Softbank is probably hoping for a bidding war, but might find itself disappointed.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
