Nvidia denies report that it is in talks to acquire a major PC company but Dell, HP, Lenovo and Asus share prices jumped at the thought

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Subscribe to our newsletter A fresh report from Charlie Demerjian's SemiAccurate pegged Nvidia to be negotiating to buy a "large PC oriented company".

Though the GPU company has since denied it in later reporting by Bloomberg.The paywalled report from SemiAccurate suggests that the purchase would "fundamentally change the computing landscape".

The report from the respected outlet was enough to see a surge in share prices for a range of companies on April 13.

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While we can't be sure these are entirely based on the report, HP, Dell, Asus and Lenovo all saw similar rises that day—as much as 4%.Though the markets have since cooled off.

Bloomberg received a denial of the claims in no uncertain terms later that same day: "The media report is false; Nvidia is not engaged in discussions to acquire any PC maker," a spokesperson for Nvidia told Bloomberg.Dermerjian is well regarded for his reporting in the technology industry, and cites that the website is "dead serious" about the claims ## Editor's Note We'll have to wait and see how this plays out in the coming weeks. Source: [PC Gamer](https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/nvidia-denies-report-that-it-is-in-talks-to-acquire-a-major-pc-company-but-dell-hp-lenovo-and-asus-share-prices-jumped-at-the-thought/)