Larrabee: Intel’s Bad News is Good News For Nvidia and AMD

“To the Windows and Mac world, the end of Larrabee may not
matter. They have plenty of advanced graphics options. That’s not
true for Linux users, who rely upon Intel’s integrated graphics for
the vast majority of their needs.

“Larrabee, which was Intel’s program to compete with standalone
graphics processor unit (GPU) chips from Nvidia and AMD, was
expected to include Intel’s usual support for open source operating
systems. That would have made Larrabee the choice for desktop Linux
users, especially those working against virtualized servers.”

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