Optimus wouldn't have a reason to exist if say Nvidia made their "mid-range" dedicated notebook GPU's to clock at 200 Mhz for "normal use", and then go to 600+ Mhz in games, or other high-end apps.
Of course, perhaps the company that led to the making of Optimus in the first place is Intel, because they started bundling their GPU's and then charging OEM's more for the standalone CPU than from the bundle - and eventually OEM's were like "why not just get both Intel's GPU, and a higher-end Nvidia one?"
If you ask me, I think Intel's move should've been declared anti-competitive from the beginning. There's no way the bundle cost Intel less than the CPU, but they priced it that way because they had a monopoly, and could force OEM's to just accept the deal "or buy the more expensive CPU if they don't like it", which was obviously a non-option option.
Of course, perhaps the company that led to the making of Optimus in the first place is Intel, because they started bundling their GPU's and then charging OEM's more for the standalone CPU than from the bundle - and eventually OEM's were like "why not just get both Intel's GPU, and a higher-end Nvidia one?"
If you ask me, I think Intel's move should've been declared anti-competitive from the beginning. There's no way the bundle cost Intel less than the CPU, but they priced it that way because they had a monopoly, and could force OEM's to just accept the deal "or buy the more expensive CPU if they don't like it", which was obviously a non-option option.