The US Department of Justice is sending subpoenas to NVIDIA and other companies seeking evidence of antitrust violations.
Bloomberg News semiconductor reporter Ian King explains that the move to subpoenas signals an escalation of the investigation. The authorities are looking for evidence of practices such as product bundling and/or punitive actions against companies that do not exclusively use NVIDIA products.
The regulators want to prevent monopolistic situations from developing before they take a close look at these markets.
Ian King believes that the regulators want to act quickly to avoid monopolistic situations similar to those experienced by Microsoft and Google in the past. The next steps in the investigation remain uncertain, but swift action is expected.

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