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[1583.10 --> 1589.32] But what I know about agreements like this is that, let's say, for example, |
[1589.52 --> 1595.12] that a gag order was done in an illegal fashion. |
[1595.38 --> 1599.04] Let's say I made you sign some kind of an agreement that says... |
[1599.04 --> 1600.42] This is a very spicy agreement. |
[1600.46 --> 1601.26] Yeah, spicy agreement. |
[1601.38 --> 1604.52] If you talk about this agreement, I will kill you. |
[1605.04 --> 1606.74] And you will authorize me to kill you. |
[1607.00 --> 1607.30] Oh. |
[1607.30 --> 1607.74] Okay? |
[1608.64 --> 1609.70] Obviously illegal. |
[1611.62 --> 1613.72] But let's say it wasn't murder. |
[1614.18 --> 1617.48] Let's say it was something slightly less black and white than that. |
[1617.62 --> 1618.86] Like I'll kill your company. |
[1619.36 --> 1620.54] Yeah, like that. |
[1622.80 --> 1626.26] Which, to a lot of people, is kind of close. |
[1626.96 --> 1627.42] Yeah. |
[1627.52 --> 1630.24] I mean, people have committed suicide over their company's bailing. |
[1630.24 --> 1630.38] That's what I mean. |
[1630.54 --> 1630.70] Yeah. |
[1630.70 --> 1633.08] So let's say that it was something like that. |
[1634.30 --> 1639.10] You could break the agreement at some point. |
[1640.02 --> 1646.60] But until you fight me in court and prove that, depending on the way it's wording, |
[1646.80 --> 1650.46] because expensive lawyers can do expensive lawyer things, |
[1650.80 --> 1652.14] depending on the way it's worded, |
[1652.14 --> 1657.78] the onus could be on you to prove that you don't owe me whatever it was. |
[1658.32 --> 1665.90] So your business could effectively be destroyed in the years and after the money that it costs you to fight me. |
[1666.82 --> 1672.12] So even though I have an illegal term and I have a potentially illegal punishment for it, |
[1673.12 --> 1675.54] you don't want to be the one who steps out of line |
[1675.54 --> 1680.22] because I can punish you in the meantime in ways that would destroy you |
[1680.22 --> 1684.86] to the point where it would never matter if what I did was illegal |
[1684.86 --> 1690.62] because you wouldn't even exist to take a payout anymore five years, ten years down the road |
[1690.62 --> 1693.90] when you would be in a position to finally get your payout. |
[1695.12 --> 1698.00] Now that is a real possibility, |
[1698.00 --> 1700.78] and I'm not saying that I know that that's what's happening, |
[1700.78 --> 1705.20] but what I do know is that nobody is coughing up this agreement, |
[1705.66 --> 1709.52] and I do know that agreements like this do exist. |
[1710.60 --> 1710.98] Okay. |
[1711.60 --> 1713.18] So with all of that in mind, |
[1714.70 --> 1718.64] further information that Hard OCP is publishing |
[1718.64 --> 1722.58] alleges that the G-Force Partner Program... |
[1722.58 --> 1724.22] And I think, okay, to... |
[1724.22 --> 1726.50] I'm not disagreeing with anything that you're saying. |
[1726.86 --> 1727.04] Okay. |
[1727.10 --> 1729.10] But to play a little bit of both sides... |
[1729.10 --> 1729.68] Oh, I know, I know. |
[1729.68 --> 1731.48] But to play a little bit of both sides... |
[1731.48 --> 1731.66] Yeah. |
[1732.00 --> 1733.82] Alleges is a pretty important word here. |
[1735.42 --> 1735.98] Like... |
[1735.98 --> 1736.78] Yeah. |
[1736.96 --> 1738.32] There's a lot of... |
[1738.32 --> 1742.42] It's all according to Kyle Bennett's article on Hard OCP. |
[1742.60 --> 1744.86] And a lot of it makes sense. |
[1745.68 --> 1749.34] And I'm explaining how it could make sense, but... |
[1749.34 --> 1752.26] And it lines up pretty okay, but like... |
[1752.26 --> 1753.56] Okay, yeah, so thank you. |
[1753.76 --> 1753.94] Yeah. |
[1754.36 --> 1755.40] Are you our legal department? |
[1755.40 --> 1758.64] I was sort of at one point. |
[1759.04 --> 1759.80] Long time ago. |
[1760.70 --> 1760.98] But... |
[1760.98 --> 1762.48] Okay, I don't want to talk about those days. |
[1764.72 --> 1765.88] We were dark times. |
[1766.08 --> 1768.70] But like, yeah, I just want to make sure that's clear, |
[1768.80 --> 1771.04] because while all of this may make sense and all that kind of stuff, |
[1771.06 --> 1774.04] it's not technically complete. |
[1774.14 --> 1775.32] It's all alleges. |
[1775.42 --> 1775.70] Okay. |
[1775.70 --> 1783.42] So, Kyle's article further alleges that in order to have access to the GeForce partner program, |
[1784.16 --> 1791.72] partners must have their own gaming brand aligned exclusively with GeForce. |
[1792.06 --> 1793.90] Now, think about that for a minute. |
[1794.34 --> 1798.78] Because that's been a huge trend over the last 10 years or so. |
[1798.78 --> 1804.84] I think ROG just celebrated its 10-year anniversary with the Rampage 5 Extreme. |
[1805.04 --> 1806.92] They had a 10-year anniversary edition of that port. |
[1807.58 --> 1809.48] And ROG was one of the... |
[1809.48 --> 1811.24] To Asus's credit, this was... |
[1811.24 --> 1812.94] Asus doesn't always get marketing right. |
[1813.88 --> 1820.52] But to Asus's credit, they built the ROG brand when I called it a stupid idea way back in the day. |
[1820.96 --> 1825.46] So, kudos to them and the rest of the industry basically was playing follow the leader. |
[1825.46 --> 1825.92] And that's... |
[1825.92 --> 1829.34] Yeah, I would also say they have nailed it quite a few times. |
[1829.38 --> 1830.50] So, Asus's ROG. |
[1832.58 --> 1833.50] Gigabyte's Aorus. |
[1834.36 --> 1834.78] Yeah. |
[1835.24 --> 1836.14] Lenovo's Legion. |
[1837.06 --> 1837.98] Who else do we have? |
[1838.06 --> 1840.74] Dell's XPS or Alienware to a greater extent. |
[1840.86 --> 1842.22] XPS is less gaming these days. |
[1842.28 --> 1842.84] It used to be Dell's gaming brand. |
[1842.84 --> 1845.46] I feel like Legion has been having more of an issue getting its... |
[1846.02 --> 1846.96] Well, they just launched. |
[1847.12 --> 1847.56] That's fair. |
[1847.60 --> 1849.84] Like CES 15 months ago or something like that. |
[1849.86 --> 1850.64] So, give them some time. |
[1850.76 --> 1850.88] Yeah. |
[1850.88 --> 1858.38] But it also alleges that all of these brands will have to be exclusively aligned with GeForce. |
[1858.38 --> 1869.16] So, even though NVIDIA's blog post says partners continue to have the ability to sell and promote products from anyone, |
[1869.16 --> 1879.00] the GPP documentation allegedly says that those who do not participate will lose benefits like high effort engineering engagements, |
[1879.46 --> 1885.76] early tech engagement, launch partner status, game bundling, sales rebate programs. |
[1886.14 --> 1887.22] I'll get back to that one. |
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