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aaronjb
05-15-07, 01:48 PM
Seems that XFX put the eVGA logo in some dog drool on the box art for the XFX 8600.

http://www.guru3d.com/newsitem.php?id=5319

This references the German version of the product, and if you're not aware including any direct reference to a competitor's product in advertisements is against German law. I was surprised to hear this when I lived in Germany for awhile; I don't know if other European countries have such laws.

Anyway, eVGA is none too pleased, and it seems the boxes are being pulled from shelves (according to the article, at least).
One Bull
05-15-07, 02:09 PM
Hehe, you have to atmit, it's pretty funny :)
CGR
05-15-07, 02:24 PM
haha

Thats really amusing. Kudos to XFX...
Memphis69
05-15-07, 07:38 PM
hahah how about a nice slap in the face of evga.. lol
pak
05-15-07, 08:23 PM
I don't see the point on the behalf of XfX. Yea, it is humorous, but I doubt it positively impacted their sales in any amount.

--pak
Mr. Cornell
05-15-07, 09:02 PM
Somebody at xFX is going to get fired for that lol.
Memphis69
05-15-07, 09:19 PM
I don't see the point on the behalf of XfX. Yea, it is humorous, but I doubt it positively impacted their sales in any amount.

--pak
hell i would buy one just for that fact..
Burninate
05-15-07, 11:45 PM
I can't believe anyone even noticed. It's almost impossible to see. Just sounds like an oversight. They created Boxart to be sold in a bunch of different countries and one happened to have a law against it.
nd4spdbh2
05-16-07, 09:07 PM
GO EVGA... slap the stupid XFX ppl around.... EVGA > ALL!


although its sorta dumb you really cant even see the damn letters...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150229

lol

this kinda reminds me of the stuff we do in my web design class... every image i make for our highschool site i put my initials "BH" some where on the image lol.
Burninate
05-16-07, 09:59 PM
Is it me or does that dog look like it's dressed like the Green Lantern? Do I smell another lawsuit?!?
nd4spdbh2
05-16-07, 11:05 PM
Is it me or does that dog look like it's dressed like the Green Lantern? Do I smell another lawsuit?!?


LOLOL that would be halarious!
Mr.Guvernment
05-17-07, 12:04 AM
it looks more like something the gfx desiner slipped in and no one above him saw it,
99red
05-17-07, 09:57 AM
it looks more like something the gfx desiner slipped in and no one above him saw it,
I agree but its still xfx's fault in the end
CGR
05-17-07, 10:13 AM
Still very funny..

I have a feeling as well that the lawsuit will be baseless as the evga letters cannot be seen unless the artwork is blown up to a point that is beyond normal appearance..
mkirby
05-17-07, 05:03 PM
Still very funny..

I have a feeling as well that the lawsuit will be baseless as the evga letters cannot be seen unless the artwork is blown up to a point that is beyond normal appearance..


not true, i saw it when i first got it, its fairly bright.
netmask
05-17-07, 08:12 PM
I can't believe that thing is true!!! It's very funny...
Valk
05-18-07, 01:36 AM
Aww... come on eVga , lighten up a little. rival companies used to do this kinda stuff all the time before a bunch of... unnamed software giant XX xx bags went and set a bunch of BS Precedents.
As if there arent enough head lines about companies suing someone, and surely it cant be good for sales.
Anyone remember the Saturn? Sega made a commercial with the psone getting busted cause of its PUNY single processor compared to Sega's 3, heh
Mathersalan
05-22-07, 04:43 PM
haha that person might of gotton fired he'll be well known throughout the company for this one!
Burnout01
05-23-07, 10:38 AM
eVga should take it as a compliment. They could have put another companies name there.
Sneaky
05-23-07, 10:49 AM
im just curious as to why "EVGA" is printed on the drool in the first place