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To: Curbstone who wrote (9606)	12/14/1998 12:01:00 PM
From: joel3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16960

There is one thing I like about this deal... Months ago...the last time TDFX dropped like a rock...There were questions about TDFX being squeezed from below from Intel and being squeezed by competitors. This led to discussions about their long-term viability. TDFX response is to offer incredible technology at rockbottom prices. Banshee's success is a good example. As a consequence, TNT prices had to be lowered so much that both nVidia and STB were hurt. This merger may further this successful strategy. Joel

To: Curbstone who wrote (9606)	12/14/1998 12:44:00 PM
From: Scott Garee	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16960

Here's more of the CNN story. First sentence: "Graphics software maker 3Dfx Interactive. . ." (Oops) "To gain an edge in that battle, Ballard says 3Dfx will not release the Voodoo3 technology to other video card makers. Rather, the much-anticipated accelerator will only be available on 3Dfx brand cards." I'm surprised DIMD and CREAF are holding given that news. They both just lost their biggest pending graphics product. "Ballard says the talks with STB were originally strategic, with 3Dfx hoping to launch an original product through STB's infrastructure." So they really did see lost revenue in every board CREAF sold to GTW. This really makes me wonder why they didn't just buy Quantum back. They would still have won plenty of OEM deals, would have had an in-place retail presence and they wouldn't have had to swallow all the side dishes that come with STBI. There are plenty of little motherboard makers to be had, any of which could integrate V3 relatively easily. Quantum is in San Jose, STBI is in Richardson (TX), so you get remote management headaches. Then the story ends with this gaff: "3Dfx shares were up 2-11/16 to 13-11/16 in mid-day trading." Dolts.