SirPauly
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By 2 generations of extremely good products for dirt cheap; 48xx and 58xx series. AND IMPORTANTLY: By NV's failure with a very late counter and the huge rip off that was the 8800 series prior. It was a perfect situation for AMD to capitalize. This wasnt because AMD was flashing its logo everywhere, back then they didnt push hard into GE, or at all.
You want brand recognition, and the "by product" of ppl paying premium for your stuff? Need to advertise more and become a common name amongst gamers. If the guy loading up Black Ops II sees an AMD logo, its gonna stick even if not conciously, on a subconcious level. Gaming Evolve is going to pay back big time for AMD, IMO.
I'm not going to disagree that awareness doesn't help but to me, it's nVidia's pro-active nature that also helps define the brand name. Consumers are not going to pay a premium unless you offer differentiation or an improved experience for the premium, imho. For all the whining about nVidia is the reasons why they succeed. By spending extra resources on trying to improve gaming experiences for their customers.
You have to outwork nvidia with hardware and software.