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    MSI GeForce RTX 2070 GAMING Z Performance Review @ [H]

    Actually that is the same point I'm trying to make. I don't think NVIDIA's NDA is good at all and never said so anywhere above! All I'm saying is that they have a right to ask for one, and that NDA's (even an onerous one) do in fact give something in return. And I do feel that doing something...
  2. J

    MSI GeForce RTX 2070 GAMING Z Performance Review @ [H]

    Yes, it is a bad NDA. I'm not talking about this specific NDA, I'm talking about NDAs generally because people are throwing out the baby with the bath-water. These types of NDAs do provide compensation in return for the non-disclosure. Whether or not it is worth it is for individuals to decide...
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    MSI GeForce RTX 2070 GAMING Z Performance Review @ [H]

    Yes. I'm posting here because there are multiple things to discuss. One of them is the general topic of NDAs. You're totally mixing up the timing and the actors. There is no point in a reviewer signing an NVIDIA's NDA today (once boards are leaked). There was a point (getting hardware...
  4. J

    MSI GeForce RTX 2070 GAMING Z Performance Review @ [H]

    I'd bet that the NDAs do in fact cover the information of the type in the article, and therefore that information does in fact constitute the marketing of the product. What would you consider marketing then, if not performance numbers relative to your competition? Anyways guys I'm not...
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    MSI GeForce RTX 2070 GAMING Z Performance Review @ [H]

    That sentence doesn't even make sense. Law = legal. No one is saying anything criminal happened. Breaking contracts is breaking the law.
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    MSI GeForce RTX 2070 GAMING Z Performance Review @ [H]

    You're confusing the points. This article author had no NDA and we're not talking about his case. However, for the people like MSI's resellers they did (presumably, very likely) had an NDA in place and they certainly did get special standing. People who are offered an NDA are being offered...
  7. J

    MSI GeForce RTX 2070 GAMING Z Performance Review @ [H]

    Regarding the idea that NDAs are evil, it is important to contrast that with the alternative -- a free-for-all where reviewers scramble to get publicly available stuff. With NDA: Hey reviewers -- you get preview hardware (possibly cherry picked so use grain of salt) and two weeks to write up...
  8. J

    MSI GeForce RTX 2070 GAMING Z Performance Review @ [H]

    Sorry but this is all sorts of backwards thinking. An NDA is a favor because like ALL contracts it gives something in return. It gives you plenty of special standing as the signee -- you get access to physical hardware, driver updates, support and information that helps you prepare and...
  9. J

    MSI GeForce RTX 2070 GAMING Z Performance Review @ [H]

    I didn't say there is something wrong about not abiding by an NDA you didn't sign. I said there is something ethically wrong with doing anything where you know another person broke a contract to enable it. I have lots of analogies -- it's like dating a married woman, technically she's the one...
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    NVIDIA Controls AIB Launch and Driver Distribution @ [H]

    The real issue is about the nature of "news" and "reporting". Except for unpaid social warriors, most reporting outlets are meant to make money which automatically starts creating conflict of interest. For example, maybe your business model is to simply make click-bait and then will emphasize...
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    NVIDIA Controls AIB Launch and Driver Distribution @ [H]

    Getting PREVIEWS of anything is a privilege. No one is stopping anyone from reviewing the cards with official drivers once they are on the actual market. Think about what this article is really saying: "I deserve the right to get a sneak peak". A launch is a company's own party and they should...
  12. J

    GeForce Partner Program Impacts Consumer Choice

    I also like to pretend to be a lawyer (I don't really know j@ck) so here's my take: if you're "marketing as gaming cards" then I would have to believe that that is a "gaming brand". Now as posted by many here there are lots of loopholes that maybe could be used (for example, maybe you could...
  13. J

    GeForce Partner Program Impacts Consumer Choice

    I don't think it is a non-issue. It has a real problematic impact for those partners with mixed brands. However, I also agree that I wouldn't shed a tear for those partners anyway. All of them essentially made a lot of money free-riding on the efforts of AMD and NVIDIA. The amount of financial...
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    GeForce Partner Program Impacts Consumer Choice

    I think the first thing to realize is that any anti-competitive judgements are really only invoked (and rightfully so) for things that have a real public interest, not on luxury items. As much as we might think the latest graphics card is a "must have" item, it is really a luxury item. And there...
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