| Date | Thu, 21 Oct 2004 10:53:14 -0400 | From | Timothy Miller <> | Subject | Re: HARDWARE: Open-Source-Friendly Graphics Cards -- Viable? |
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Kasper Sandberg wrote: > well.. while i like this idea, i doubt it is ever going to work, since > 3d would probably be a requirement, and with stuff like nvidia around, i > doubt most people would want to pay the money it would require, since > ati and nvidia can smash out millions of cards, while it would probably > be at best, a couple of thousands of these opensource cards that could > be sold, i, for one would like to pay, however i dont think mainstream > will... and as of for 2d only, well :| i kindof needs 3d :( > but certainly a good idea, and maybe in future, if linux grows more > used, it will actually be possible to do something real kicking ass ;) > >
Perhaps typical end users are not our target market. Instead, maybe we should be targeting companies that sell workstations and servers who want something which maximized stability, regardless of the cost and performance.
If you're selling a $5000 workstation, you might be willing to pay $300 for a graphics card that saves you thousands in customer support calls that don't have to happen.
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