Quote Originally Posted by Jowy Atreides View Post
Nvidia designs cards, sells them for x money.
Partner creates/receives then supplies money for x money + pp (partner profit)
Web store or real world store receives card stock from partner and sells it for x + pp + sp (store profit)

Stop trolling about such obvious things as middlmen. EVERYONE knows this basic stuff.

Nvidia blueball their partners, get initial gouged sales price with TWO LEVELS of the profiteering removed.
wow. do you understand the logistics of distribution and retail? it's in nvidia's best interest leave it to someone else. the reason why middlemen exist in the first place is to save the manufacturers money. the only tangible thing the AIB's do is put a sticker on the card, excluding custom cards. everything else is a service such as warranties, customer support, etc. yes, nvidia does that for quadro but that's a very different market where clients demand higher quality services such as custom drivers and 24hr support.

oh and just a question: why are you ranting about nvidia profiteering and not the AIB's? you blame nvidia for cutting them off yet you are ok with them profiteering throughout your arguments. who is allowed to profiteer?