<< Holding back the ti4200 is VERY pointless. Everyone knows they are going to come out, so they won't be buying the ti500's anymore. The earlier they come out, the earlier they will get our money. And there's really no way to clear out the geforce3 cards anyway. Even the geforce 2 cards aren't cleared out yet. No point in waiting.. >>
NVIDIA doesn't care about the existing GF3 stock because it has already been sold! It's the distributor's responsibility to unload stock, not NVIDIA's. The 4200 will get released when NVIDIA feels it won't infringe on TI 4400 sales. The price and performance are just too close and 4400 and 4600 just came out.