> Nvidia started aggressively seeding CUDA and GPUs for research in the early 2010s I was at a niche graphics app startup circa 2000-2005 and even then NVidia

> Nvidia started aggressively seeding CUDA and GPUs for research in the early 2010s I was at a niche graphics app startup circa 2000-2005 and even then NVidia invested enough to be helpful with info and new hardware, certainly better than other GPU companies. Post 2010 I was at a F500, industry leading tech company and an NVidia Biz Dev person came to meet with us every quarter usually bearing info and sometimes access to new hardware. It's also worth noting that NVidia has consistently invested more than their peers in their graphics drivers. While the results aren't always perfect, NVidia usually has the best drivers in their class.