Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 9th Sep 2009 22:29 UTC, submitted by lemur2

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Ditto. I'd still recommend nvidia to Linux users, entirely because of their binary driver. "
A binary driver fails with the first kernel update.
If there IS a problem, a binary driver is impossible to fix (so one is reliant on the goodwill of the OEM).
If the OEM no longer sells the hardware, binary drivers for it will no longer be forthcoming from the OEM. "Planned obsolesence".
Doesn't make any sense. The could give out the source code of their driver to every single person on the planet, and it still wouldn't run on an ATI card.
It doesn't work on Linux. Nvidia have refused to fix a performance bug with 2D for over two years, for example. Because it is a secret, they could be being paid money to keep it poor on Linux.
Nope. Just plain no. Shun binary drivers. We now have specifications for, and open source drivers for, fully-funtional competitive-performance ATI cards.
Before the end of this year, people who are fortunate enough to have ATI cards and have Linux installed will enjoy by far the best-performing bang-for-buck desktop systems on the planet.