On Mon, Feb 10, 2003 at 05:42:11PM -0600, Tom Brinkman wrote: > So is Micro$oft. Their license, contract agreements, and back room > dealings with nVidia are why Linux won't see open source drivers from > them (or many other hardware vendors).
Many people have made this accusation. I've yet to see any realistic proof of it. However, nVidia has little to fear from Microsoft. Microsoft has no choice but to support their products because they are so pervasive in the market place. Not to mention that Microsoft chose nVidia's chip for the Xbox and can't really switch chips in mid-stream. So the way I see it. nVidia has Microsoft over a barrel and can do as they please. Seems to me the truth is nVidia just is paranoid about competitors learning something from their drivers. While I don't believe Microsoft is driving this paranoia, they certainly are benefiting from it. -- Ben Reser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://ben.reser.org "America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all. She is the champion only of her own." -- John Quincy Adams, July 4th, 1821
