The Downfall of Nvidia

[DataFly]

I'd bet that nVidia could easily have released the NV20 this fall but held off because of a lack of competition. They wouln't have to spend as much developing the thing this way.

I wouldn't be surprised at all if nVidia spontaneously relased the NV20 immediately after Matrox, ATI or 3dfx announced/released a next gen card that was superior to the GF2.




<< Microsoft's decision was not based on which technology was better but on which technology had been proven reliable at the time. >>



How are you sure of this?

 

[jmcoreymv]

DataFly: How sure are you NVidia could have released the NV20 this fall?

 

[Blackhawk2]

<<How are you sure of this?>>

DataFly, I remember a Microsoft spokesperson saying this in an interview earlier this year. It was on one of the news sites, FiringSquad or SharkyExtreme I think.

 

[DesignDawg]

Here's my take: I don't care about business practices, I am not loyal to ANY brand. I buy what is best for my needs. --PERIOD.
That being said, I will have to DEFINITELY disagree with the statement that ATI will be the next king. Anyone who has ever owned an ATI card, and has had time to get over the newness feeling.... will tell you that ATI is SECOND TO NONE in providing THE WORST DRIVERS EVER WRITTEN. --And that is when they provide ANY DRIVERS AT ALL. I know Dimaond is notorious for having had terrible driver support, but I don't know why more people aren't up on ATI's back for the same thing. Just a short while back, you may recall....everyone was scrambling to get an ATI Rage Fury. It was the hottest card anyone had ever seen.... It could play games at 32 BIT!! It was backordered everywhere, there was a shortage when it finally came out, and EVERY self-respecting hardcore gamer had one.
--Then out came Win2K. AND WE GOT SCREWED. There is STILL NOT an ATI driver for the Rage 128 chipset for Windows 2000. Windows 2000 has OFFICIALLY been out for what, over a year now? And ATI is not supporting their FLAGSHIP card. Sure, it's not the flagship now, but it was once, and SO MANY PEOPLE bought it, ATI should be burned to the ground for not supporting them on the release of Windows 2000.
Yes, I know.... There is a driver for the card on the Windows 2000 CD. --But it has no 3D capabilities whatsoever. --And yues, I know about the BETA that ATI released. But why beta? Still? After so long? And how many revisions have they made to it in the time it has been out? And most importantly, HAVE YOU EVER USED THE BETA? Installing that on your computer is worse than installing a Netscape alpha and an AOL beta on your windows 98 computer using all Windows NT drivers for your hardware. Are you starting to get the picture?
All these Radeon owners out here are going to be crying their little eyes out when the driver support STOPS in a month or two. This is par for the course for ATI, and I ASSURE YOU, it will prevent them from ever becoming THE KING of the 3D market.
Is that to say that Nvidia will remain the king? Of course not. And who cares? WTF difference does it make to ANY OF US? As long as there are companies out there making things happen, innovating, and making more powerful cards, will it REALLY matter to you who made that card you are playing with? No one company is going to have any better prices than any other or anything like that.
So give it a rest.

Ricky
DesignDawg

 

[Jim]

<< BTW, I have a GeForce DDR and am in love with it. >>



Now that's going way too far IMHO. Its a damned video card fer chrissakes.

 

[Genius]

After you've used a pc with a SiS or Cirrus Logic video chipset in it, you'll realize how you can fall in love with a card from Nvidia or 3Dfx. When I used the word love it was a figure of speech anyways. It's not like I make out with it or anything (yet...saving my virginity for nv20). !

 

[Soccerman]

&quot;yet...saving my virginity for nv20&quot;

LOL...

 

[oblivion2888]

nvidida is suck

 

[DataFly]

<< DataFly: How sure are you NVidia could have released the NV20 this fall? >>



I was basing that statement on the fact that nVidia has released one major new chipset per year for the past few years (major as in GF1 or TnT1) and, therefore, I see no reason why they would not be able to do it for another. I know it's supposedly an entirely new architecture, but they're an incredibly talanted bunch of people.

From a management standpoint, it would also be a good idea. Why put out a product far more powerful than your current product, which is already pretty much the best available, when you could capitalize on the demand for the current one? Keeping something in the market as long as possible while selling it at a high price will maximize the return on every dollar spent on developing the product, making you more $$.