Quantum3D is , and possibly Guillemot and others are still supported by 3dfx. Not sure about Metabyte. I get the feeling that this is something personal between 3dfx, and DIMD/CREAF. Perhaps some behind the scenes arm twisting/TNT hyping has finally led to this decision.
I think it's about time 3dfx bought STBI (DIMD would have been my other choice). For better ,or worse, 3dfx will now succeed/fail on their own merits. And if they succeed, we will reap all the rewards (the converse, is of course, also true).
I doubt 3dfx is burning the bridges with CREAF by choice. There must have been a reason for this decision. Perhaps Creative was trying to arm twist 3dfx out of buying STBI, or maybe they weren't willing to negotiate fair terms. Perhaps time will tell, but I think this move was necessary, and will help us long term.
If I were 3dfx, I'd consider adding one other company to list, but it remains to be seen if they take that course. |
