Exclusive: Microsoft Has Acquisition Deal With Nvidia http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/microsoft_news/229900137 That would be __really__ interesting...!!!
Pretty much a non-news. It's a contract drawn up to prevent other companies to take over Nvidia. It's sorta like the pac-man defense. Nothing will materialize out of this and each company will go along business as usual.
Microsoft never in its history acquired a hardware company. I am not saying it will not happen but I doubt they will do it.
That hasn't been true for over 15 years... http://www.geoffreyjames.com/microsoft_goes_hardware.htm http://www.hunterstrat.com/news/microsoft-tries-enterprise-hardware-with-datallegro-purchase/ http://news.softpedia.com/news/Micr...s-to-Cater-to-Business-Customers-173045.shtml BTW, none of those links mention Microsoft's largest hardware platform, the XBox.