Why even do this? All this does is make scalpers rich. When will NVDIA learn
Why even do this? All this does is make scalpers rich. When will NVDIA learn
Scalpers helps with price inflation. What did Nvidia learn it’s to keep making trillions; I wonder if they are realizing they are quickly becoming an hated company.
I donno how much NVIDIA specifically benefits from the artificial high prices since scalpers are the ones selling them at a markup.
As stated above, it’s not about who makes money this generation. It’s about normalizing the higher price point for next generation.
It’s about normalizing the higher price point for next generation.
Funny way to say, “release at a price point the market will bear”. The scalpers shown nVidia that the market is willing to pay more, close to double. If the market pays that, then guess what, it’s not ‘normalization of higher prices’ it’s ‘market rate’.
“paper launch” refers to a shortage of cards available on release-- many who waited in line left with purchase vouchers instead of hardware.
article doesn’t mention who calls it that or who coined the term.
The term paper launch has been kicking around for a while now.
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=paper launch
Who calls it that - if it’s a spade, it’s a spade.
From memory a paper launch used to mean something that only existed on paper / a press launch; where no consumer could purchase the product. Considering stock quantities that GN has sourced for the US it’s near enough a paper launch.
I wonder how long I’ll have to wait before I can get my hands on one… I’ve been wanting to upgrade my 1080 for a while now but first I couldn’t get a 4090 or 4080, then I waited for this gen, and now this gen is a mirage for the time being. I really wish I could just go jump on an AMD card but I need the raytracing/CUDA for rendering/photogrammetry/stuff like that.
To the surprise of no one.
One of the largest retailers here in NL only had 1
