flip-mode wrote:AMD and Nvidia aren't passing on any savings to the customer and now they're tasting their own medicine.
I too am going to take a little stab at this statement. From a personal and customer-centric point of view I like this. Nothing like the thought of a little karma to put a smile on my face.
That being said, from a more neutral point of view, this is a sort of "7 fat cows, 7 lean cows" scenario for GPU makers. If they're about to get hit with higher prices, tighter times and budgets, then they'd best take in their harvest while things are plentiful and good.
If that means making use of any additional headroom to lower costs and keep prices high (or raise prices), well then yes, this forecast only justifies (economically) taking advantage of the fat cows while they can. Granted, the cows (that would be us) never really like it when they provide a boon to the farmers, but no one writes parables and prophecies from pro-cow points of view anyways