"NVIDIA's filing of a suit is clearly an attempt to force a settlement of our existing patent infringement lawsuit against NVIDIA, and we believe demonstrates a lack of confidence in their current defense," said Alex Leupp, president and CEO of 3dfx Interactive. "We anticipate receiving rulings as to claim interpretation issues in our existing lawsuit shortly, and are committed to protecting our intellectual property and maximizing the financial benefits of our technology for our shareholders. We regret that NVIDIA feels compelled to resort to these kinds of tactics as a defense of the pending litigation. 3dfx intends to vigorously defend itself against this litigation." -3dfx PR
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"...people who haven't had a single experience with any relative dying nor any relationship with my mother felt the need to console me by, essentially, lying their asses off. They said they knew how great a person mom was..."
Why not take it for what it is... an attempt to console you... rather than using the "punch in the face" response.
Why not let everyone get as much inspiration as they can from Joel's life. If you are hurt by people manufacturing inspiration, you have a much bigger problem.
If the users aren't patching their software then what we need is better automated patching systems. Maybe that should be a fundamental part of any server OS.
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I don't think its worth the 16meg+ download. Read The Onion or something else that doesn't suck.
"NVIDIA's filing of a suit is clearly an attempt to force a settlement of our existing patent infringement lawsuit against NVIDIA, and we believe demonstrates a lack of confidence in their current defense," said Alex Leupp, president and CEO of 3dfx Interactive. "We anticipate receiving rulings as to claim interpretation issues in our existing lawsuit shortly, and are committed to protecting our intellectual property and maximizing the financial benefits of our technology for our shareholders. We regret that NVIDIA feels compelled to resort to these kinds of tactics as a defense of the pending litigation. 3dfx intends to vigorously defend itself against this litigation." -3dfx PR ÌÌÇò£ö
"...people who haven't had a single experience with any relative dying nor any relationship with my mother felt the need to console me by, essentially, lying their asses off. They said they knew how great a person mom was..."
Why not take it for what it is... an attempt to console you... rather than using the "punch in the face" response.
Why not let everyone get as much inspiration as they can from Joel's life. If you are hurt by people manufacturing inspiration, you have a much bigger problem.
If the users aren't patching their software then what we need is better automated patching systems. Maybe that should be a fundamental part of any server OS.