Overstocked with V3's, 3dfx has no choice but to hype it as much as possible
while they delay V4 until March 2000. Notice that the original source of
the information was a press release on PRNewswire from 3dfx themselves...
> >Overstocked with V3's, 3dfx has no choice but to hype it as much as
possible
> >while they delay V4 until March 2000. Notice that the original source of
> >the information was a press release on PRNewswire from 3dfx themselves...
> No, the data was provided by PC DATA, the most respected,
> and largest data gathering organization in the industry.
> 3DFX reported the figures, they didn't make them up.
> I would hype it too, if my product was the most widely
> accepted video card in the world.
> Again:
> "According to the most recent PC Data report on July sales figures,
> 3dfx had four of the top six boards at U.S. retail, with the Voodoo3
> 2000 PCI coming in as the best selling graphics card in terms of both
> unit shipments and revenues. In addition to the top position, the
> Voodoo3 family scored the second and third spots with the 2000 AGP
> coming in second and the 3000 AGP placing third. The Voodoo3 line has
> held the title for best selling cards since their introduction in
> April. In the U.K., 3dfx products accounted for almost 64 percent of
> all graphics boards sold in the region."
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>No, PC DATA reported the figures.
Tim
Tim
> >>>3dfx reported the figures
> >>>BIG WHOOP.
> >>No, PC DATA reported the figures.
> >What's the difference? Is this a brand loyalty thing?
> I can't speak for everyone, but a few months ago, the Voodoo3
> was #1 and when the info was posted here, there was a massive
> outpouring of posts from people who thought that the TNT2 would
> end Voodoo3's #1 position when the TNT2 was released.
> I was just letting them know that it hasn't happened so far.
> ;)
BTW did you see those unimpressive GeeWhizForce benchmarks?
-zAmboni
yea........
To me hardware sales are sort of similar to flight-sim sales. For all those
*** who love EAW or F-15 or F4.0 sim wise alot of them are shocked to
find out that Novalogic type sims kick their ass in the marketplace. For
all of those *** hardware nuts who thinks that the TNT2 or GSpotForce
is the greatest thing since sliced bread will either run with their tails
between their legs or vehemently run around with their hands over their ears
when they hear that the V3 has been kicking their ass in card sales.
My prediction? The V3 PCI card will outsell the GeeWhizForce from its
release date till the beginning of the year. Why? 1) they aint got no AGP
slot.....2) sub $100 video cards are a hell of alot more attractive than a
$200-250 vid card. 3) name recognition....ppl had a Voodoo card for their
first accel card, the commercials worked, "3dfx" and "Voodoo" sound alot
cooler than "G-Force" or "Nvidia"
There are millions of people out there who have never heard of a "Quake3
benchmark", or "Transformation and Lighting"......but they do remember those
stupid 3dfx commercials :)
-zAmboni
but they do remember those> stupid 3dfx commercials :)
Hey now! Those were COOL commercials!