h3xw1z4rd

lol creative losing stocks pretty bad http://finance.google.com/finance?q=OTC:CREAF

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R3ap3R

Well, we knew they weren't going up today... that's for sure

forcifer

o.o 342 link backs. kinda annoying but wow

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gymenii

Newegg carries over 150+ Creative products in a dozen different categories. Epic, no. Inventory Refresh, probably yes.

Also, there was a major rebate program going on so even if this " canceling sales " rumor were true, Newegg would have just as much at stake, in terms of lost revenue as Creative.

grunion

Just checked..my X-FI is still working.

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stumped

Ok, i've seen some posts comparing what creative did to Linksys and Video Cards.

GPU: First of all, all this is hardware related, and not software related. They make better processors and give you more power. You pay for the power and are not forced to "re-buy" the card to enable features you have paid for. This is the same for CPU's too.


Linksys: You can find drivers for your card, you just have to know what to look for. Each card has a chip in it developed by a company (atheros, ralink, broadcom, etc.) You just have to do some "investigating" into what chip you have, and then you can get the driver directly from the chipset manufacturer. It just takes some research. (although it shouldn't)


Creative: What they did here, was software related, and not hardware related. Why should have have to buy 2nd physically identical soundcard, just because you bought it before Vista came out? They have intentionally disabled *key* features of the card with their "free" drivers, so you are forced to buy the same card, or better, just to regain the features you paid for. This is not the same, as the GPU's/CPU's all work the same no matter what OS you use (except for going way back in time, like 98, etc) ad there is no *specific* diver from VIA or AMD or intel on what lets you use features of your hardware.

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grunion

I'll give you one...7950GX2 and Quad SLI drivers

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How do I uninstall Video Card drivers?
How do I see my in game temps?

R3ap3R

@ stumped: With Linksys, there is "tomato" firmware... don't see them threatening to sue the third-party that created it


EDIT: welcome to the thread Grunion... I look forward to your opinion... they are always so verbose and well-stated

stumped

@grunion: and how many of us regular people can afford quad sli?

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R3ap3R

C.D., maybe Syrillian... that's about it afaik...