Quote Originally Posted by 445533 View Post
If the parts are not available of course the market will be small. How can you buy something that doesn't exist?



There are plenty of enthusiasts and professionals that need more power than a 1 socket system can provide. I can already think of gamers and the artists at CGSociety off the top of my head.

The Quad FX platform sucked in performance, value, heat output, power consumption... etc. Of course it didn't take off, was it supposed to?

You're dealing with enthusiasts, people who research their products beforehand. We don't buy poor performing products.



I like the C32 platform and hopefully that will take off. Maybe in the future we can see a C32-like platfrom with more enthusiast features. Crossfire, SLi, overclocking... etc.
So, you are saying it is a good idea for a company to spend $5M in order to bring in a million in revenue?

The problem is not just the small size of the market and the fact that you will lose money. The real problem is that in spending the money to lose money you are bypassing the opportunity to spend the money and MAKE money. The $5M you invest to bring in a million in revenue would be better spent focusing on a product that can bring in $10M or $20M, right?

Given the choice between losing a few million and making a profit, where do you think a company should invest?