***S3 Ships 1 Million 3D Chips
S3's VirGE claims to now be the volume leader in PC 3D chips, with over 1
million chips shipped to OEMs such as Packard Bell, Del, Compaq, Diamond,
and others.
According to Jon Peddie of Jon Peddie associates, "S3 has shipped more 3D
accelerators to the PC market than all of its competitors combined"
S3 claims that "more than 70 software developers are compelling VirGE-
based gaming titles to be available for the Christmas '96 buying season."
Also, in May the company launched a $6 million marketing program to
identify and promote S3-accelerated titles. 35 ISVs and IHVs have joined.
Let's see: $6 million title marketing budget for 35 partners and 70
titles. That is almost $200,000 per partner, $100,000 per title.
Wave Issue 9604 8/2/96 Article 2-01