Quote Originally Posted by damha View Post
Not to mention AMD is more than capable of slashing prices after all of this dominance.

Imagine AMD drops prices by $100 the day that 470 launches.

That wouldn't just be rubbing salt in the wounds. That would be:
- Rubbing salt in the wounds
- Add some vinegar
- A bit of alcohol
- A flamethrower to blend everything together
- A pinch of salt on top

Can AMD do it?
I don't think so. Don't want to open up a FTC/Senate Commerce Committee hearing. The market is largely a duopoly in the non-integrated field of graphics which now has its own SIC code. HHI is in the 4,000's and anything over 1800 is considered uncompetitive.

Worst thing that can happen is AMD keeps the performance crown for too long and Nvidia starts bleeding cash for a large amount of time. The only way the FTC lets the companies continue to compete is if we have competition.