Other companies are also incorporating these controls into their products. Anthropic is integrating OpenShell and BlueField hardware with Claude Managed Agents to give businesses additional control over what their AI agents can access inside execution sandboxes. Salesforce has developed a Slack Admin Bridge for OpenShell that lets administrators review agent access requests, approve or reject permissions, and monitor activity directly in Slack.
The proposed software pricing fits Huang’s wider argument that Nvidia is becoming more than a supplier of GPUs. The company has expanded into networking, systems, enterprise software, and infrastructure designed to run AI workloads. Speaking on the BG2Pod podcast recently, Huang said, “One of these days, people might not categorize us as a chip company anymore.” He pointed to Nvidia’s presence across industries including healthcare, automotive, telecommunications and life sciences, where the company provides broader technology stacks rather than chips alone.
That said, Nvidia has not said when the $2,000-per-GPU fee would take effect or which software it would cover. It also remains unclear how the proposed pricing would fit into the company’s existing enterprise software business.
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bit_user Nvidia talking about revenue streams that don't involve selling additional hardware sounds a lot to me like the bubble beginning to pop. Also, if the bubble is indeed popping, then extracting more revenue from their customers is just going to drive them into debt even faster! Finally, this would undermine the value proposition of their hardware, pushing customers towards alternatives. This news might sound good to the casual Nvidia shareholder, but it sounds very ominous to me. Reply
SonoraTechnical oh, this all sounds so benevolent… doesn't tech and all that it promises for humanity make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. just watch the knife at our throat and hand in your back pocket. Reply
bit_user SonoraTechnical said: oh, this all sounds so benevolent… Nvidia has never been benevolent with its pricing. They always charge as much as possible, up to the point where their competitors could offer a better value or where the loss in sales volume would otherwise exceed gains by further margin increases. SonoraTechnical said: doesn't tech and all that it promises for humanity make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. It's big business. It has always been thus. Reply
Thunder64 bit_user said: Nvidia talking about revenue streams that don't involve selling additional hardware sounds a lot to me like the bubble beginning to pop. Also, if the bubble is indeed popping, then extracting more revenue from their customers is just going to drive them into debt even faster! Finally, this would undermine the value proposition of their hardware, pushing customers towards alternatives. This news might sound good to the casual Nvidia shareholder, but it sounds very ominous to me. I very much hope you are right. The bubble popping will hurt a lot but a correction is necessary. Reply
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