SHOCKING: Many neocloud executives we spoke with feel that if they have non-NVIDIA networking gear on their cluster, or …

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SemiAnalysis reveals that many neocloud executives believe NVIDIA retaliates against companies using non-NVIDIA networking or competing GPUs by withholding chip allocations and blocking IPO or VC financing support.

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NVIDIA Allegedly Coerces Neoclouds Into Exclusive Hardware and Networking Arrangements

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Topics: nvidia-market-powerneocloudgpu-marketai-infrastructure

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Many neocloud executives believe NVIDIA retaliates against clusters running non-NVIDIA networking gear.
Executives believe NVIDIA also retaliates if a cloud offers AMD GPUs or TPUs alongside NVIDIA hardware.
Alleged retaliation mechanisms include denying early GPU allocations and withdrawing support for a company's IPO or VC fundraising efforts.

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SHOCKING: Many neocloud executives we spoke with feel that if they have non-NVIDIA networking gear on their cluster, or if their cloud has an AMD GPU or TPU offering, NVIDIA will retaliate.

They feel that retaliation includes not giving early allocation or no longer supporting a potential IPO/VC raise.