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[H]ard|Gawd
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Well, I can and do blame Nvidia and AMD when this sort of thing happens because its not as if they simply underestimated demand, they chose to launch the product early instead of making sure they had adequate stock. Nvidia knew they wouldn't have enough stock and they launched anyway to take some of AMD's sales away. It nothing more than a semi-hard launch. AMD does this as well and its frustrating also because it only hurts the consumer due to shortages and price gouging from retailers and resellers. In the end the consumer loses in this scenario especially if they give in to impatience.
Your post has me thinking: this wasn't a soft-launch, but it definitely isn't a hard launch either. I suppose the best way to describe it would be... flaccid launch?
seriously though, tired of waiting for these to come in stock. I've been waiting since 3/22 and have yet to get my hands on a card.