The whole idea of a government letting citizens direct their tax dollars is absolutely absurd. A government like that would collapse within 10-20 years. No government that has lasted long in history has let the citizens "Direct" their tax dollars. The United States was founded on the principle that the common citizens as a mass are absolute idiots, which I fully agree with them on. And supporting NASA is not a bad thing, all that "space age" crap in your SUV would not have occurred, if it weren't for NASA sponsored research.
Whoever said Nvidia doesn't use monopolist tactics, thats complete and utter bullshit. Look at that supposed "cross-license" agreement between S3 and Nvidia. S3 obviously didn't get anything out of it, with Nvidia stealing S3TC royalty free. Nvidia has stolen so much technology its pretty sad. 3dfx sues Nvidia, Nvidia buys out 3dfx, if there was no guilt, why else did they do it? If Nvidia is good at engineering, then its just as good as stealing technology from its competitors, and then settling in court. Its also a master of legal manuever. Have any of you read the SEC filing by 3dfx, about the bankruptcy, and asset completion? If 3dfx shareholders do not approve the sale, regardless, Nvidia WILL STILL GET ALL of 3dfx's technology and trademarks. It reminds me of a lot of the crap Microsoft used to pull.
As for Nvidia "Earning" its position, thats the most pathetic excuse for allowing a monopoly to exist I've ever heard of. All the monopolies, Microsoft, and the trusts in the early 20th centuries, "earned" their position in some way. Thats no excuse. And if you keep denying the fact that Nvidia is a monopoly, just go to a store, and ask them what the price of a Geforce2 Ultra is, that'll remind you what a monopoly is. And then think back to how much you paid for that TNT2 Ultra in your system. So all you Nvidiots out there, think about the company you love so much, and I hope none of you hate Microsoft either, otherwise its gross hypocrisy.
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The whole idea of a government letting citizens direct their tax dollars is absolutely absurd. A government like that would collapse within 10-20 years. No government that has lasted long in history has let the citizens "Direct" their tax dollars. The United States was founded on the principle that the common citizens as a mass are absolute idiots, which I fully agree with them on. And supporting NASA is not a bad thing, all that "space age" crap in your SUV would not have occurred, if it weren't for NASA sponsored research.
Whoever said Nvidia doesn't use monopolist tactics, thats complete and utter bullshit. Look at that supposed "cross-license" agreement between S3 and Nvidia. S3 obviously didn't get anything out of it, with Nvidia stealing S3TC royalty free. Nvidia has stolen so much technology its pretty sad. 3dfx sues Nvidia, Nvidia buys out 3dfx, if there was no guilt, why else did they do it? If Nvidia is good at engineering, then its just as good as stealing technology from its competitors, and then settling in court. Its also a master of legal manuever. Have any of you read the SEC filing by 3dfx, about the bankruptcy, and asset completion? If 3dfx shareholders do not approve the sale, regardless, Nvidia WILL STILL GET ALL of 3dfx's technology and trademarks. It reminds me of a lot of the crap Microsoft used to pull. As for Nvidia "Earning" its position, thats the most pathetic excuse for allowing a monopoly to exist I've ever heard of. All the monopolies, Microsoft, and the trusts in the early 20th centuries, "earned" their position in some way. Thats no excuse. And if you keep denying the fact that Nvidia is a monopoly, just go to a store, and ask them what the price of a Geforce2 Ultra is, that'll remind you what a monopoly is. And then think back to how much you paid for that TNT2 Ultra in your system. So all you Nvidiots out there, think about the company you love so much, and I hope none of you hate Microsoft either, otherwise its gross hypocrisy.