| QUOTE (nautiazn85 @ Apr 29 2003, 09:54 PM) | | QUOTE (BenJeremy @ Apr 27 2003, 04:21 PM) | | QUOTE (MagamiAKO @ Apr 27 2003, 12:03 PM) | | They haven't mislead users. They've never claimed that which the chip could not do. They've simply overemphasized what it can do and they've done it better than the competition. That's not misleading, that's business. |
So it's OK in your book to claim to have a feature, then renege on it later...
The new Toyota Camry will have rocket powered Ejection Seats! Later, they don't deliver the feature.
That's OK with you?
That's no different than Chameleon's "Stealth" mode 2.5. |
Just out of curiosity, I've been on this board for a while, and while I know you're well respected... I don't understand why you're so biased. What has team X2 done for YOU? |
First off, the comment was made when it was thought Team Xodus had made a claim, then pulled it away.
Why do I seem biased? I think it's a perception of those who choose to ignore history.
Personally, I think the Matrix is a GREAT 256k mod chip - but I made it clear a long time ago that I felt 256k would eventually be a dead end, and was already obsolete for developers, who needed 512k capacity for a debug BIOS.
Want to hear history (again, since I KNOW you should have already been well versed with this)?
Team Xecutor had a 1MB chip to market back in December, Team Xodus answered back with a severely misleading chart, that they later claimed was a joke. Sorry charlie, that doesn't fly. Matrix fanboys crowed about how ALL they ever needed was 256k, and they'd be happy. A month later, Team Xodus announces the Chameleon. All of a sudden, Matrix Fanboys have gotten the 1MB religion. In the meantime, the Evo-X crew rleeases a new dash version, with that lame "MAtrix Inside" logo that leads to endless confusion by newbies far and wide. Wonderful, just wonderful! Meanwhile, Team Xodus strings the public along for 4 months on the Chameleon... all the while, their association with Easybuy 2000 proves to be a disaster for their customers (and for them, as well, I'm sure) who sit and stew awaiting Matrix chips that never ship.
Only a short while ago, did the Matrix begin shipping. also, finally, it looks as if the Chameleon will finally ship, after several delays.
So pardon me if I take whatever comes out of the Xodus camp with a grain of salt....
Like I said, for what it is, the Matrix is a great chip. Pogopins are both a bane and a boon, and most certainly, an innovation. The alignment aid is great for 1.0 Xbox owners, but was a source of frustration for more than a few 1.1 owners, due to the slow pace of support from the Xodus camp, plus there were plenty of quality complaints (would have been nice not to have to plug directly into the port, after removing nuts from the programmer's connector)
The Chameleon? My basic impression at the moment is that it is a nice, cheap 1MB chip, but the jury is still out on the stealth mode, which I suspect may not do what people think it will (perhaps the source of the delays and it's disappearance from the feature lists?). $25 is pretty cheap... the role as a Matrix add-on seems pointless, given the work involved, but it works fine as a standalone, so why bother with pogos now? The big questin, however, is where is the innovation? Like I said, the only thing I see is the "Stealth" mode and who knows what that will actually accomplish. Everything else is basically a 1MB modchip like we've had for 4 months already.
Forgive me if I feel like I'm dealing with a sweaty palmed, hair-gelled used car dealer whenver I see anything out of the Xodus camp.
...meanwhile, the Xecutor camp has learned from their past mistakes and continues to deliver new products. Did I say mistakes? Sure.... their biggest fault was hype, but unlike Xodus' targeted and timed marketing attacks, The Xecutor faction has really been far more guilty of overenthusiasm. Remember the 1-wire mod? It's still copied by many cheapmods. It wasn't what we thought, but it was all true, and was still an innovation. The X2 Pro and Lite? They delayed the Pro to make it better for developers after myself and others carped about the BIOS configuration. I get direct feedback about my suggestions and comments from them. Ubergeek, their annointed spokesman, is pretty helpful (if frustrated at times) and often is modchip-agnostic with some of his responses here, unlike a certain Greek modchip purveyor.
Yeah, I have respect for Team Xecutor. They don't sit on their asses or get tied up with exclusive deals involving companies with shaky reputations. They don't post questionable, misleading information on their official web site, and they certainly wouldn't post that targeted at a specific competitor or timed to hurt their business.
It's funny that Matrix fanboys wail about a comment or two by Ubergeek, but from what I've seen, he speaks the truth. He's not trying to convince you of anything, just offering up a perspective from another modchip developer. Outside of the messy "dual boot" incident (the fallout of which may yet happen), he's even apologized for misinterpreting some events, and commended other chip makers for innovations (like OzXFlash).
At least they aren't aloof and distant from their customers.
If I was an Xecutor fanboy, I wouldn't be considering the purchase of a Chameleon, nor would I recommend it to others, yet I am and have, but it doesn't come without some reservations - of which I have NONE when recommending an X2 - it's not being a fanboy, it's just a matter of who I feel is being a straight shooter based on their past actions. |
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