If Nvidia wanted to fight Intel/AMD on this, now would be the time. Under the Bush Administration anti-trust basically ground to a halt, the EU was pretty much the only one holding the line. Now you've got a Democrat president, and Eric Holder already confirmed as AG. A political shift is probably already under way at the Justice Department. Due partially to both Intel's success, and AMD's incompetence, Intel is dominating the CPU market right now. It wouldn't take much to draw anti-trust attention.