03-13-2015, 05:41 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-13-2015, 05:42 PM by RolloTheGreat.)
So, nobody has any answer to apparent contradiction of the OP:
People used to say the same thing about intel CPUs and AMD CPUs. (We must support AMD or intel will rob us)
Yet prices of CPUs have only dropped, and CPUs have only gotten better, since intel re-established dominance in 2006. intel have raised their market share from 74% to 90%+ in that time, and no sane person has any reason to buy a current AMD CPU.
Yet intel offers a wide range of products from $100-$300 that offer better performance than anything else on the planet, during times when a tank of gas or a decent dinner for two has often cost $100..
Even Nvidia, the subject of the thread, released their GTX970 at $329 when they knew it was better than every AMD GPU on the planet. (some of which cost much more- so Nvidia did not price based on performance/value- they priced where they thought they would sell product fast)
The only conclusion I can draw is some people want to encourage people to buy inferior AMD parts. Given what happened when intel established virtual monopoly in the CPU market, and my knowledge of business/economics (hold BS-Business), I'm personally not very worried about what happens to AMD in the GPU market.
People used to say the same thing about intel CPUs and AMD CPUs. (We must support AMD or intel will rob us)
Yet prices of CPUs have only dropped, and CPUs have only gotten better, since intel re-established dominance in 2006. intel have raised their market share from 74% to 90%+ in that time, and no sane person has any reason to buy a current AMD CPU.
Yet intel offers a wide range of products from $100-$300 that offer better performance than anything else on the planet, during times when a tank of gas or a decent dinner for two has often cost $100..
Even Nvidia, the subject of the thread, released their GTX970 at $329 when they knew it was better than every AMD GPU on the planet. (some of which cost much more- so Nvidia did not price based on performance/value- they priced where they thought they would sell product fast)
The only conclusion I can draw is some people want to encourage people to buy inferior AMD parts. Given what happened when intel established virtual monopoly in the CPU market, and my knowledge of business/economics (hold BS-Business), I'm personally not very worried about what happens to AMD in the GPU market.