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That is a nice way to say it from their standpoint. I love how press breifings always invovle turning around whatever is said to make it seem a positive. I see $499 price as a good thing and don't care about whether it dominates, or just loses or comes out even. Reminds me of Hadley's interview this past weekend.geo said:
Neither IHV is a charity. They have a fidicuiary responsibility to their shareholders to maximize their profits and stock value consistent with whatever laws apply to them. We do know, for instance, that NV's executive team has been publicly quite loud and proud of their increasing margins, and the fact that they expect them to continue to increase even from their current record levels.
All of which is to say it seems to me a reasonable interpretation that if NV felt they could get a price premium for 7900GTX performance they would certainly do so.
As to "welcoming" a $499 price, well I suppose that is a matter of perception. Personally, I don't welcome prices. . I welcome price/performance, when it seems appropriate. Given 7800GTX intro'ed at $599 (Edited, per Serenity and B3D tables), you could probably coin flip who to blame for that original price --NV for gouging, or ATI for stumbling with getting R520 to market and thus encouraging NV to do so. Or are you suggesting there's been some great change of heart in Santa Clara since last June, re pricing?
All of which is to say it seems to me a reasonable interpretation that if NV felt they could get a price premium for 7900GTX performance they would certainly do so.
As to "welcoming" a $499 price, well I suppose that is a matter of perception. Personally, I don't welcome prices. . I welcome price/performance, when it seems appropriate. Given 7800GTX intro'ed at $599 (Edited, per Serenity and B3D tables), you could probably coin flip who to blame for that original price --NV for gouging, or ATI for stumbling with getting R520 to market and thus encouraging NV to do so. Or are you suggesting there's been some great change of heart in Santa Clara since last June, re pricing?
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I doubt maximising the margins is all what nvidia is about here Geo. With a 7900GTX at $499 and maybe a dual 7900GT at $550-$600 I'm sure they will be equally happy to try and force ATi's margins down and thus make them have less $ for investing in future parts 
At this point in time with SM4.0 and Vista on the horizon it might be better to give the common people a popular bargain rather than make them pay through the nose for a lot of redundant shader power that might be outdated before it even gets chance to shine.
At this point in time with SM4.0 and Vista on the horizon it might be better to give the common people a popular bargain rather than make them pay through the nose for a lot of redundant shader power that might be outdated before it even gets chance to shine.
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In light of ATi's financial situation, this might be interesting. Maybe it's nothing but a rumor, but someone on Volarigamers said that ATi will make a certain announcement tomorrow
