So, it seems like this makes the DGX a viable ARM-based workstation, for those of us who need/want such a thing, while also offering a relatively decent AI/ML environment.
Two things need to happen for me to get excited about this:
1. It stimulates other manufacturers into building their own DGX-class workstations.
2. This all eventually gets shipped in a decent laptop product.
As much as it pains me, until that happens, it still seems like Apple Sillicon is the more viable option, if not the most ethical.
I thought about how to reply to this for a minute and then realized that I'm so desensitized by American tech companies that all the nonsense NVIDIA gets up to to maintain their economic position barely registers to me anymore.
My heart goes out to all the gamers who discovered they were chopped liver during the crypto boom.
Besides that though, I don't see how Nvidia is particularly non-ethical. They cooperate with Khronos, provide high-quality Linux and BSD drivers free of charge, and don't deliberately block third parties from writing drivers to support new standards. From a relativist standpoint that's as sanctimonious as server hardware gets.
American tech leaders often have no other choice. In most states you can be sued for boycotting, divesting or sanctioning Israel for any reason. If you acquire a company with outstanding obligations to Israel, your only option is to fulfill them.
Specifically WRT Mellanox, Nvidia's behavior was more petty than callous.
Two things need to happen for me to get excited about this:
1. It stimulates other manufacturers into building their own DGX-class workstations.
2. This all eventually gets shipped in a decent laptop product.
As much as it pains me, until that happens, it still seems like Apple Sillicon is the more viable option, if not the most ethical.