Re: Microsoft tries to polish a turd

"krw" <krw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I couldn't care less about 3D performance since I *never* use it
(it's not even enabled on my laptop). I wanted clean 2D graphics,
which was Matrox' forte.

They certainly tried very hard to become a significant player in 3D as well,
but were one of the first casualities of the great 3D video card wars between
ATI, nVidia, 3dfx, and Matrox.

Kinda ironic that while nVidia, 3dfx, and Matrox were battling it out, ATI was
just sitting on the sidelines, emphasizing cheap cards for OEMs and VIVO cards
for enthusiasts. It was only after 3dfx and Matrox had died that ATI started
really competing in 3D again...


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