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Creative Says Custom Drivers Are "Stealing" - Gets Rocked by Protests
Posted on: 2008-03-31 15:22:52 By Jason Mick @ DailyTech Many Creative soundcard users are enraged by the company's latest corporate tactics. In the past, many high-end PC components have been almost synonymous with custom drivers. Whether it be NVIDIA, ATI, or Creative; graphics and sound chip makers have large fan bases who write custom mods both out of a desire for performance and out of necessity. However while most hardware manufacturers have cast a blind eye on the driver modding community or even encouraged it, Creative has taken a hard-line stance that has many users crying foul. Creative on Friday posted a notice on its message board, threatening driver maker "Daniel_K" with legal action. Read more... |