Pieter3dnow
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This isn't remotely close to being true. Had you been paying attention, you would have learned that non-compete agreements and brand exclusivity deals of all kinds were not only legal, but quite common in many industries. The reason NVIDIA pulled the plug on the GPP is because of the backlash it received in the wake of Kyle's article on the matter. The article got massive exposure with many sites linking to it and spreading the word about it. Although not illegal, the reaction to the GPP was extremely negative because of how people perceived the companies actions. It made NVIDIA look unnecessarily greedy.
Maybe it could have used some Transparency? Nvidia can just release the whole GPP agreement to take away the sting from what Kyle wrote if anything their customers really do not care the GTX 970 proved this.
There is a thread in the videocard forum which has a boatload of people proclaiming that they can not be swayed not buying Nvidia.
Not to second guess the brilliant minds behind Nvidia business tactics was this the best they could come up with?