Google, Microsoft, Qualcomm Protest Nvidia's Arm Acquisition
Some of the world's largest technology companies are complaining to U.S. antitrust regulators about Nvidia's acquisition of Arm because the deal will harm competition in an area of the industry that is vital to their businesses. Alphabet's Google, Microsoft and Qualcomm are among companies worried about the $40 billion deal and are asking antitrust officials to intervene, Bloomberg News reported Friday, following up on CNBC's report from earlier today that talked only about Qualcomm's efforts. At least one of the companies wants the deal killed, Bloomberg added. From the report: The acquisition would give Nvidia control over a critical supplier that licenses essential chip technology to the likes of Apple, Intel, Samsung Electronics, Amazon.com and China's Huawei Technologies. U.K.-based Arm is known as the Switzerland of the industry because it licenses chip designs and related software code to all comers, rather than competing against semiconductor companies. The concern is that if Nvidia owns Arm, it could limit rivals' access to the technology or raise the cost of access.

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