Export controls, not affairs, sank him
Many argue the real issue is knowingly violating export controls on chips to China and misleading investors; the affairs just exposed it.
Affairs with business ties end careers
Commenters say sleeping with a direct report or someone tied to a chip reseller is a conflict of interest no board tolerates, in any country, with links to Nestlé, BP and Lululemon cases.
Huang was a visionary loss
Some lament losing a long-term thinker behind CUDA, while critics call that hagiography and point to 40+ direct reports and no succession plan.