Competition

Competition is back in the world of computer hardware. For the past year or so we had a clear front runner in both GPU and CPU applications, Nvidia and Intel respectively. Now with AMD acquireing ATI they have begun to fight back. ATI has equal if not better graphics cards for many applications and AMD CPUs are cheaper and reaching closer and closer to the raw computing power of Intel CPUs. I love it. That's what makes building and buying computers fun, seeing two companies push eachother to innovate. Ever since my first 3dfx voodoo I have loved the hardware race. Its something that isn't only fun to watch but creates growth and forces faster inovations leading us to more awesome tech. We have lost this type of competition in 3d art programs. Auto Desk has a strange hold on these programs, releasing incremental updated version of 3d studio max and Maya to milk them for all they can. There needs to be a change made, there needs to be some new programs created to test them and take away this monopoly to create a better and more inovative environment, with hopes to keep a speedy growth of this technology.