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As far as more demanding resources go, that's not always the case but in a lot of them it would be. Think then about the various versions of Visual Studio or ev
by jsmeaton 14y ago
As far as more demanding resources go, that's not always the case but in a lot of them it would be. Think then about the various versions of Visual Studio or even Windows (Pro/Home) etc. The argument is still the same.
And with this nvidia case, the hardware hack only lights up new features in the drivers. It's exactly the same principle, and one others have shown is acceptable market practice.
- cookiecaper 14y agoVisual Studio and Windows aren't software as a service, and I suppose the argument in traditional client apps is that "the advanced features cost a lot more money to develop, so we need to recoup that cost". Neither case is as egregious as starting everything at a high-level baseline and then intentionally decreasing/damaging some parts to make them into "lower-end" models. Software is usually developed the opposite way -- you start at the baseline, get something together, and then say, "Oh, what about feature X? That'll take a while to develop..." and some guy says "Well, we can make it a premium feature". It just doesn't have the same feel as nvidia's hardware hack.