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It’s not just a technical cost, it’s a user cost. Would you purchase an Evga card if you knew they could disable it remotely? How about if you’re an OEM and yo
by landryraccoon 5y ago
It’s not just a technical cost, it’s a user cost.
Would you purchase an Evga card if you knew they could disable it remotely? How about if you’re an OEM and you’re bundling video cards, would you risk the hit to your brand?
From the pov of the end user this is an anti feature. It makes the product worse.
- Sebb767 5y agoI don't disagree that this is an anti-feature. My point is, companies get away with far worse and people probably wouldn't stop buying EVGA because of it. In fact, they obviously don't, as the NVidia driver already has that capability. Windows does, too. So the answer to > How about if you’re an OEM and you’re bundling video cards, would you risk the hit to your brand? is clearly yes, as has been shown in the last years. Hell, we have cars that can be disabled remotely. Nearly nobody cares about about them creating a capability you could reasonably assume they already had. You and I might, but most consumers care about FPS - and getting a card at all - much more.