From: feoh@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Chris Patti) Subject: Re: Free software and the future of support for Diamond products Date: Sun, 20 Sep 1992 21:57:46 GMT
Hrrm. With Diamond's lack of openness you'd think that dealers would be edgy
and reluctant to take the risk of selling a poorly supported product, wouldn't
you?
But I'm in the market for a 486 and I've had about HALF the dealers I've talked
to try to pawn one of the Diamond cards off on me. (the other half tried to
sell me a Trident card.. saying, "**WHY** MUST you have a card with the ET4000
chipset?").
Interestingly enough, when I mention the company's policies to the dealer, they
cite the fact that Windows supports it (whoa, major attraction there.. Blech :)
and that it's technically superior to anything else on the market (doubtful)..
I think perhaps they're for the most part FAR too used to dealing with DOS
folks who buckle under to the hard sell..
I s'pose I'll get off the line now so I can continue to price compare :)
-Chris Patti
feoh@gnu.ai.mit.edu