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I've never been too impressed with Creative's lack of customer respect, and this article makes me think that they aren't doing anything to change that image...
How new is the Sound Blaster Audigy?
The article basically states that the EMU 10K2 chip that powers the Audigy might(emphasis on the might) be nothing more than a SB Live! chip with IEEE 1394 support!!!
If this is the case, what are they doing selling the Audigy cards for so much $$$???? Furthermore what are us enthusiasts doing supporting them and their poor driver/tech support by buying it??? (Myself included ) I'm frustrated by the lack of innovation Creative has demonstrated in their Audigy....Sure the IEEE 1394 port is GREAT, and it certainly is a higher quality card than the SB Live!, but with 3 years in between the two I am starting to wonder whether they have lost focus on us consumers?
Remember 3dfx? They made great stuff too, but that same attitude toward consumers eventually got them entrenched in their own arrogance and they went under...At the risk of being a pessimist, I hope Creative has a similar fate!!
Maybe I am whiner and a complainer but I would like to suggest that some other company, ie nVidia, ATI, VIA, or those already in the sound cound industry like Phillips or Turtle Beach really take a stab at producing a sound product that is leaps and bounds ahead of the rest... I mean I want a super tricked out sound processing chip with a built in two way radio or somethin!!!...Thats just an example but it would be cool cause then I could call up buzz my dorm buddies when I want to go eat with them!! Maybe the competition would inspire Creative to do something more than beat around the bush for 3 years while milking consumers for every dime they have...
Yeah I know Im a crybaby but I look at the strength of the vid card industry and I see healthy competition and innovation from both ATI and nVidia, some of their products can get expensive, but they continue to support the customer AFTER the purchase. The same could probably be said for AMD and Intel. The bottom line is those companies have earned my trust....Sorry Creative but if the rumors are true, you have lost mine!
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I've never been too impressed with Creative's lack of customer respect, and this article makes me think that they aren't doing anything to change that image...
How new is the Sound Blaster Audigy?
The article basically states that the EMU 10K2 chip that powers the Audigy might(emphasis on the might) be nothing more than a SB Live! chip with IEEE 1394 support!!!
If this is the case, what are they doing selling the Audigy cards for so much $$$???? Furthermore what are us enthusiasts doing supporting them and their poor driver/tech support by buying it??? (Myself included ) I'm frustrated by the lack of innovation Creative has demonstrated in their Audigy....Sure the IEEE 1394 port is GREAT, and it certainly is a higher quality card than the SB Live!, but with 3 years in between the two I am starting to wonder whether they have lost focus on us consumers?
Remember 3dfx? They made great stuff too, but that same attitude toward consumers eventually got them entrenched in their own arrogance and they went under...At the risk of being a pessimist, I hope Creative has a similar fate!!
Maybe I am whiner and a complainer but I would like to suggest that some other company, ie nVidia, ATI, VIA, or those already in the sound cound industry like Phillips or Turtle Beach really take a stab at producing a sound product that is leaps and bounds ahead of the rest... I mean I want a super tricked out sound processing chip with a built in two way radio or somethin!!!...Thats just an example but it would be cool cause then I could call up buzz my dorm buddies when I want to go eat with them!! Maybe the competition would inspire Creative to do something more than beat around the bush for 3 years while milking consumers for every dime they have...
Yeah I know Im a crybaby but I look at the strength of the vid card industry and I see healthy competition and innovation from both ATI and nVidia, some of their products can get expensive, but they continue to support the customer AFTER the purchase. The same could probably be said for AMD and Intel. The bottom line is those companies have earned my trust....Sorry Creative but if the rumors are true, you have lost mine!
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