keenmaster486 wrote on 2026-06-12, 20:07:

An American company, founded and run by a Taiwanese guy, that does most of their manufacturing in Taiwan.

I'd say they have one foot in each country.

Don't humor the guy, the statement was just false. Nvidia is a classic Silicon Valley all California all day every day company. And Huang is a Stanford graduate and US citizen.

wierd_w wrote on 2026-06-12, 20:55:

They are also openly hostile to open standards, and big fans of company secrets, lock-in, and masters of plugging their ears and humming loudly.

They have second to none research facilities and budget and have driven almost every major innovation in the space since 3dfx passed away.

The amount of credit the other company deserves for copying Nvidia's every move typically on the order of about 3 years later - while usually still ending up with a worse implementation somehow - and then claiming 'but our version is open' is really, really tiny in my book.