CL to leave the Graphics Card Biz?

Remedy

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Here it is

Correct me if i am late with this.



<< Our reliable sources close to Creative informed us that next year Creative would leave the graphics cards business. There are several reasons to make such a decision:
1. They produced too many TNT2 M64 based cards, the sales of which are not so good and the profits are low
2. They were to late to enter the market with their GF2 MX based solution (and this solution look not so good as it should be from NVIDIA's partner No.1)
3. Their product line based on GeForce2 family chips is too narrow (for NVIDIA's partner No.1 - one GF2 MX card, GF2 GTS card, and GF2 Ultra card (all cards are without any additional features)
4. NVIDIA (according to different sources) is not satisfied with this partnership
At the same time ASUS made a great step forward at the graphics market and in partnership with NVIDIA - from Jan'2001 ASUS is NVIDIA's official partner No.1.
At the same time it is interesting to notice that next year NVIDIA is going to enter graphics card market with its own brand name. Don't you think 'Voodoo' is good to start with?
As for Creative they will concentrate on sound cards, MP3 players, etc., but we won't see low cost sound cards from Creative too - they will only produce Live! family cards.
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Mikewarrior2

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I woudl kinda miss CL cause htey make lower-cost products, but I don't really mind Asus taking up the slack ;)


Mike
 

slpaulson

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That would figure.
First I bought a hercules card before they got bought, then a 3dfx and now a creative labs.
 

damocles

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I read that somewhere and then read something from Creative Labs saying it was inconsistant and untrue. I will try to find the link
 

JayPatel

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highly unlikely..creative supplies quite a few OEMS with graphics cards...im pretty it makes them some money....
 

BigToque

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that tnt2 m64 card is sold in like every single dell system...

get the hardcore gamer machine...

TB 1200
512mb ram
80gb hd
tnt2 m64 graphics