tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17375431.post4028387690293458229..comments2007-02-22T08:34:30.869-07:00Rahul Soodhttps://profiles.google.com/113741407720209727435noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17375431.post-17505856090122120722007-02-22T00:32:00.000-07:002007-02-22T00:32:00.000-07:00ATI FTW!Athena Twin PMShttp://www.myspace.com/athenatwinpmsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17375431.post-43018965241585624752007-02-22T00:24:00.000-07:002007-02-22T00:24:00.000-07:00Wow, I can't wait to see how Vista looks and feels! And I have always loved ATI!<BR/><BR/>*leaves shaking fist at the mean Gods that have not gifted her with Vista yet*Athena Twin PMShttp://www.myspace.com/athenatwinpmsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17375431.post-70376068205839062792007-02-19T02:31:00.000-07:002007-02-19T02:31:00.000-07:00Rahul, this is a bad case of MADD.<BR/><BR/>Materialistic Arrogance Developmental Disorder. Meaning companies, like nvidia and creative, will try to ship as much hardware they can and as fast as they can.<BR/><BR/>After all it's the hardwares that makes money. So software is often neglected. I have a creative SB live from Y2K, but the latest driver is from feb 2003. <BR/><BR/>That put it 3 years of support cycle. Feels like they are forcing me to buy new hardware instead of providing real support.<BR/><BR/>The same goes for nvidia MB and gpu. They want you to spend your money!!!<BR/><BR/>I know you're a man who's good at creating new words. So I'll leave you with the word MADD.<BR/><BR/>BTW the nvidia ad sticker(Vista essential) ring a bell? Yup, nvidia strongly encourage you to upgrade to a DX10 card.Wise lnvestorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02516243979683382455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17375431.post-84963455981521884562007-02-18T14:36:00.000-07:002007-02-18T14:36:00.000-07:00Shut up with the Linux drivers. This was all about Vista and its drivers. Where the heck do you get Linux in the picture?Suryanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17375431.post-11435595607811255382007-02-16T17:55:00.000-07:002007-02-16T17:55:00.000-07:00Now I look forward to ATI's competitive Linux drivers. Until that happens I still have more confidence in nVidia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17375431.post-89166981575932579062007-02-16T11:11:00.000-07:002007-02-16T11:11:00.000-07:00It is not a BADD but nVidia is trying to catch up mobile/phone chipset and maybe a x86 license as well,<BR/><BR/>nVidia may launch CUDA for VISTA and/or G80 Vista driver on R600 launch too<BR/><BR/>the real BADD is Creative Vista Driver,mitodnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13341786880144582148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17375431.post-72823856640139001182007-02-13T09:24:00.000-07:002007-02-13T09:24:00.000-07:00Rahul said: "and there’s no real explanation as to how or why Nvidia missed a step… or is there?"<BR/><BR/>I have no idea why Nvidia didn't get their Vista drivers done.<BR/><BR/>All I can think of is that Nvidia thought Microsoft would *never* finish Vista - 'cause that's how I felt! ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17375431.post-9962996035218241702007-02-13T00:48:00.000-07:002007-02-13T00:48:00.000-07:00Dude, to compare G80's lack of vista whql driver to nv30 is just wrong. The vista driver will be here in a couple weeks. nv30 was a total dog that no driver could help. G80 is a damn fine architecture, both in image quality and in performance, momentarily limited on vista by whql issues.pvnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17375431.post-46381064542188972502007-02-13T00:30:00.000-07:002007-02-13T00:30:00.000-07:00My own thought here with Vista isn't so much an ATI/nVidia deal as a glimpse at what Microsoft's vision (pun... or not?) for the future.<BR/><BR/>If you observe this last year. AMD goes out of its way to purchase ATI. An unusual match to say the least at that time. At first I thought it was purely a predatory move against Intel given that years IDF showcasing ATI's crossfire. <BR/><BR/>In hindsight I should have paid more attention to the XBox360. This was the platform Microsoft was developing their ideas for DX10. In fact connecting the dots between Microsoft, IBM, to AMD isn't too hard. I wouldn't be the least surprised if somewhere along the lines Microsoft is planning to provide the complete "solution" to the corporate world (a la IBM of yesteryear)<BR/><BR/>As much as I have been a fan of Microsoft's in the past (yes I was one of those that ran NT 3.1) and have been a huge supporter of the .Net framework I just can't keep myself from being turned off by their choices with Vista.<BR/><BR/>Its possible that nVidia totally got a case of BADD as you have mentioned but its hard for me to believe they fell THAT far behind the eight ball. They've made mistakes in the past, but nothing to the scale that this could end up being.Bryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14513983255406814160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17375431.post-31225328756936388562007-02-12T23:19:00.000-07:002007-02-12T23:19:00.000-07:00The key here is how well are AMD and ATI going to integrate. There is no doubt in my mind that ATI has the better technology. <BR/><BR/>The question is will ATI benefit from the AMD resources and take advantage of all the R&D benefits, or, will they get bogged down in bureaucratic processes and the establishment new goals that may not align with their goals prior to the acquisition.Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07392701789438909933noreply@blogger.com