AMD getting sued (allegedly) for faulty notebook chips. Source is eweek.com.

[Lonyo]

I am extremely unhappy with the moderation or better yet, lack of moderation and reaction to what is so very obviously a flamebait.

I and several others have been given infractions for not overlooking such obvious flamebaiting when there was, and still is, NO moderator reaction to the flamebaiting.

I do feel butthurt indeed...

Keysplayr is per the words of Idontcare, to be regarded as any other member while in this forum, and his flamebaiting should be treated like any other flamebaiting, with a reaction.

Madcat

http://forums.anandtech.com/forumdisplay.php?f=56
Post in there and the mods may respond.

 

[JSt0rm]

the video cards forum is funny.


And yet, neffing is still not allowed. Funny that :|

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[Will Robinson]

It is worth considering that this thread title is an intentional knock on the eve of the 7970 release.

The link in the OP links directly to an article that makes clear indication that the chips in the lawsuit are Notebook chips and yet the thread title here makes a clear ommission of this important fact. Given the circumstances and affiliation of the poster this is a red flag.

The article name from the link
"Quanta Sues AMD Over Alleged Faulty Notebook Chips"
Comparing the thread title here as chosen by the TS
"AMD getting sued (allegedly) for faulty chips. Source is eweek.com. Link in OP"

The thread title should reflect more clearly the specifics of the topic, especially given that it went to such great lengths to mention the specifics of everything besides the fact that the issue is regarding notebook chips"


+1 QFT...hardly unusual around an AMD card launch tho...

 

[blackened23]

I hate nvidia so much that I own their hardware. Oh, apparently i'm paid by AMD...I certainly wish I was, free 7970s sounds nice.

There are some who believe anyone speaking of AMD in a good light is suddenly a viral marketer for AMD. That sounds ridiculous and paranoid IMO.

http://alienbabeltech.com/abt/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=24162&start=40

edited: wasn't accused by apoppin but by someone else. apologies to apoppin and such if he still comes here

 

[Grooveriding]

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Edit that out, it will only get you what they want you to get.

I read something similar over there about myself and as disgusting and paranoid as it is, why does it matter ? Meaningless, from opinions that hold zero water and are tainted.

 

[tweakboy]

They will gladly settle the lawsuit and pay millions and millions,,,

We should sue ATI AMD for their faulty CCC drivers. gl

 

[badb0y]

You guys don't see the irony? They accuse of Out VC&G forum to be an "AMD circlejirk" but can't see all they did in that thread was have an nVidia orgy lol. Also none of them actually talk about the actual news just how Anandtech VC&G is full of AMD shills....how pathetic.

This is not off-topic because the link to which I am referring to is in the OP.


For the record, it is off-topic.

This thread is about AMD and Quanta, not about ABT. ABT was cited in the OP as "credit to where I came across it". No different than threads started in CPU where the OP credits XS or [H] as being the forum where they came across the topic.

Knock it off with the derail, if you want to piss on ABT go to ABT. This forum is about VC&G.

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[blackened23]

They will gladly settle the lawsuit and pay millions and millions,,,

We should sue ATI AMD for their faulty CCC drivers. gl

We should really sue sapphire for their rendition of the 7970 chick. Way worse than the 6970 chick printed on their ref cards

 

[Idontcare]

The swift and total derailment in this thread is the perfect example of what this subforum has become.

The community gets the subforum it deserves.

It takes a discipline to have a village, it takes garbage to have a dump.

The mods can't do it alone. If people want to dumb garbage in the middle of their village while expecting the mods to be their garbagemen then the citizens are sorely misguided.

The functional issue with this thread is that not only did the thread-crappers come out in force but the response to their presence was one which just inflamed the problem rather than resolve it.

If more people would use the report-post button and have the discipline to refrain from retorting publicly then we'd have a very different thread evolution going on...one that contained much less garbage littering the streets :hmm:

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[Jionix]

The proof will be in the proceedings.. But.. Eh.. Somehow I do not think we will even get that far. The case will most likely unceremoniously end without much peep. Did ATI make faulty chips? Did Quantas make insufficient cooling? It's a moot point. We will most likely never know.

And to those out there comparing this to bumpgate.. Well, there's a bit of a difference. Bumpgate wasn't exposed by an OEM or system builder, for one. It was exposed by individuals. And it was those individuals who hounded Nvidia, all the while Nvidia ignored, denied, refused.. Warrantys ran out, users got crapped on. In the end, the individuals who came together for the class action lawsuit, what did they get? A spit in the face.

So, until AMD does that, there is no way this is anything like bumpgate. Sorry Nvidia fans.. you do not have a feather to stick into your cap yet.

 

[Keysplayr]

The proof will be in the proceedings.. But.. Eh.. Somehow I do not think we will even get that far. The case will most likely unceremoniously end without much peep. Did ATI make faulty chips? Did Quantas make insufficient cooling? It's a moot point. We will most likely never know.

And to those out there comparing this to bumpgate.. Well, there's a bit of a difference. Bumpgate wasn't exposed by an OEM or system builder, for one. It was exposed by individuals. And it was those individuals who hounded Nvidia, all the while Nvidia ignored, denied, refused.. Warrantys ran out, users got crapped on. In the end, the individuals who came together for the class action lawsuit, what did they get? A spit in the face.

So, until AMD does that, there is no way this is anything like bumpgate. Sorry Nvidia fans.. you do not have a feather to stick into your cap yet.

This isn't really about Nvidia sticking any feathers in it's cap, though.
Those that compare it to bumpgate do so as it's their only point of reference. That is probably where the comparison ends. Forget Nvidia, that isn't what this topic is about.

 

[tweakboy]

We should really sue sapphire for their rendition of the 7970 chick. Way worse than the 6970 chick printed on their ref cards

The chick and drivers aren't playing nice with each other. gl

 

[Jionix]

This isn't really about Nvidia sticking any feathers in it's cap, though.
Those that compare it to bumpgate do so as it's their only point of reference. That is probably where the comparison ends. Forget Nvidia, that isn't what this topic is about.

Hey now, it was your link that made the bumpgate comparison --- Comparing the current lawsuit with the dirty tactics of Nvidia. And, there's posters in that thread that are propagating the idea that AMD has been complicitly selling defective chips. Like Nvidia did. Hence the comparison. Which is wrong.

That's not where the comparison ends --- there is no comparison! It wasn't called bump "gate" just because it was a good name or because it was only describing some type of chip problem. It was called bumpgate because of both that bad "bumps" and the cover-up that ensued by Nvidia.

To my knowledge, it doesn't appear AMD has covered up anything. I could be wrong. Unless more info comes out that confirms that AMD has been knowingly and intentionally selling defective chips, there is no weight in the comparison.

Now, if it proves that AMD lied and purposely sold bad chips, I'll eat my words. But right now, this is a "He said, she said" lawsuit from one company involving one model. Unlike bumpgate, which involved several large OEMs and dozens of models across the board.

So yeah.. What are we talking about again?

 

[Keysplayr]

Hey now, it was your link that made the bumpgate comparison --- Comparing the current lawsuit with the dirty tactics of Nvidia. And, there's posters in that thread that are propagating the idea that AMD has been complicitly selling defective chips. Like Nvidia did. Hence the comparison. Which is wrong.

Actually, I just linked ABT because that is where I came across the eweek article, which is actually the topic for discussion. Not ABT and what "they think" about it.

 

[WelshBloke]

The community gets the subforum it deserves.

It takes a discipline to have a village, it takes garbage to have a dump.

The mods can't do it alone. If people want to dumb garbage in the middle of their village while expecting the mods to be their garbagemen then the citizens are sorry misguided.


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Twas more like someone dumped some garbage in the forum and everyone got warned for pointing out that the garbage stinks.

I think you are mistaken in who was trying to cause trouble here.


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[formulav8]

Bummer for AMD. This will probably settle out of court and we'll never know any of the details, legitimate or not. Either way though this is going to cost, pay the defense lawyers or pay Quanta their shakedown money.

This is one of those things similar to how Walmart used to do. Pay up since it will be cheaper than fighting and paying the legal fee's.

Walmart used to almost Always settle out of court to those sue happy people even when they knew the people were lying or did it to themselves.

AMD will settle out of court since it will be cheaper to do so than to fight it. I can't stand companys who sit around all day long, who even think back 20 years to see who they can squeeze money from. :whiste:

 

[JSt0rm]

Twas more like someone dumped some garbage in the forum and everyone got warned for pointing out that the garbage stinks.

I think you are mistaken in who was trying to cause trouble here.

Best not question the mods or else! Even if done in private you will get in the shit.


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