If Nvidia’s CEO, Jen-Hsun Huang is to be believed then today’s netbooks are low-cost PCs that don’t work very well, and Atom could potentially hurt the software industry.

Speaking to Laptop, Huang said, “The Atom platform is creating an installed base that doesn’t run modern applications. It doesn’t run anything well from Electronic Arts, it doesn’t run anything well from Adobe, and it doesn’t run anything well from Microsoft. So in a way, the Atom platform is creating an installed base of PCs that’s going to eventually hurt the PC software industry.”

The consumers should, therefore, get ready for Nvidia’s offering - Ion processors. He said, “We’ve always believed that the GPU is becoming more important. With Ion, we’ve brought Cuda, Open GL, and DirectX 11 all the way down to the most cost-effective platforms in the world. This is a really good platform for consumers. “

Negating the buzz that Intel is compelling the OEMs to sell Intel’s atoms and chipsets, he said that Intel would not potentially discourage OEMs from adopting Ion. “Great PCs help Intel. Great PCs help humanity,” said he.

ATI coupled with AMD’s Neo processor would 'destroy' the Atom platform, he added, modestly. X

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