eVGA sues XFX for 8600 Box Art

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

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Originally Posted by pak

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/Produc...82E16814150229

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

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Originally Posted by Burninate

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

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Originally Posted by Mr.Guvernment

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

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Originally Posted by CGR

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

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