See, now that is an intelligent answer. And by someone who is not afraid to show their identity. I agree that the 3% are most likely, however not always, power users, enthusiasts, or early adopters. And I agree that they are most likely, however not always, to effect the purchasing decisions of people they know. Personally, I have not had problems with a single ATI card I've had (and I've had a few), excepting a heatsink fan that died and was easily replaced. Maybe you have had problems, but there is also the possibility that those problems arose from hardware conflict rather than driver issues. There is a reason that the Dell's and HP's and Alienware's and, dare I mention them, Gateway's of the world only offer certain video cards with their systems. They've gone through the product research and verified that ALL the components of their systems will work together with limited or no conflict.
Now, getting back to those infamous "3%", these users are more likely to build their own systems, much like I did. And, sure, I'll even bet that 80% of them actually research the hardware before they buy it. But, do they research deep enough to find conflicts within each product? Do they KNOW that "this ATI card" is guaranteed to work with "that Asus motherboard" and "that OSI RAM" and "this Creative soundcard", etc., etc., etc.? I doubt it. They may go as far as ensuring the board and video card work together, but I doubt they research ALL components together.
No need to make a personal attack. But, then again, you are an Anonymous Coward. "It is the most feeble minded that resort to vulgarity when engrossed in a battle of the minds".
Seems I'm in a battle of wits with a nit-wit. Quick! Someone get me a mop!!
Sorry, I copied the wrong link. The most recent information I have has Linux with a 3.5% market share. http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.a sp. Not exactly staggering numbers. Besides, most Macs have an upgrade option for ATI video cards. Therefore they offer support as well. Regardless of the ACTUAL numbers, we're still talking a VAST minority here. Dress it up, call it what you want, Linux is still the least used OS among desktop systems. I stand by my previous comment.
Maybe so, but I don't think ATI is going to stop announcing new, and apparently better, hardware just because less than 1% of PC users who are adventurous, and most of the time smart, enough to try Linux (http://www.wininsider.com/news/?2248) are complaining about driver support. I can't imagine ATI is crying in the corner over a potential 3% user loss. In the end, it's a numbers game, and personally, I'll take a potential 97 out of 100 any day of the week.
You want better Linux support for ATI cards, write it yourselves.
(In all fairness, I am an admitted Windows AND Linux user.)
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See, now that is an intelligent answer. And by someone who is not afraid to show their identity. I agree that the 3% are most likely, however not always, power users, enthusiasts, or early adopters. And I agree that they are most likely, however not always, to effect the purchasing decisions of people they know. Personally, I have not had problems with a single ATI card I've had (and I've had a few), excepting a heatsink fan that died and was easily replaced. Maybe you have had problems, but there is also the possibility that those problems arose from hardware conflict rather than driver issues. There is a reason that the Dell's and HP's and Alienware's and, dare I mention them, Gateway's of the world only offer certain video cards with their systems. They've gone through the product research and verified that ALL the components of their systems will work together with limited or no conflict.
Now, getting back to those infamous "3%", these users are more likely to build their own systems, much like I did. And, sure, I'll even bet that 80% of them actually research the hardware before they buy it. But, do they research deep enough to find conflicts within each product? Do they KNOW that "this ATI card" is guaranteed to work with "that Asus motherboard" and "that OSI RAM" and "this Creative soundcard", etc., etc., etc.? I doubt it. They may go as far as ensuring the board and video card work together, but I doubt they research ALL components together.
No need to make a personal attack. But, then again, you are an Anonymous Coward. "It is the most feeble minded that resort to vulgarity when engrossed in a battle of the minds". Seems I'm in a battle of wits with a nit-wit. Quick! Someone get me a mop!!
Sorry, I copied the wrong link. The most recent information I have has Linux with a 3.5% market share. http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.a sp. Not exactly staggering numbers. Besides, most Macs have an upgrade option for ATI video cards. Therefore they offer support as well. Regardless of the ACTUAL numbers, we're still talking a VAST minority here. Dress it up, call it what you want, Linux is still the least used OS among desktop systems. I stand by my previous comment.
Maybe so, but I don't think ATI is going to stop announcing new, and apparently better, hardware just because less than 1% of PC users who are adventurous, and most of the time smart, enough to try Linux (http://www.wininsider.com/news/?2248) are complaining about driver support. I can't imagine ATI is crying in the corner over a potential 3% user loss. In the end, it's a numbers game, and personally, I'll take a potential 97 out of 100 any day of the week. You want better Linux support for ATI cards, write it yourselves. (In all fairness, I am an admitted Windows AND Linux user.)
Obviously their devious marketing scheme is working... Just look how much Wii are all talking about this thing...