When we launched the 1.0 version of BumpTop, we were pretty amazed with the response. Since then, one of our goals has been “BumpTop Everywhere”: to bring our unmatched user experience to as many people as we can. Today we’re excited to announce that we’ve moved one step closer to that by partnering with some of the largest graphics card makers in the world. HIS, PowerColor and SAPPHIRE are going to be bundling a free copy of our software with their graphics cards, bringing BumpTop to millions more users.
Of course this is great news for us, but it’s great for our new users too. BumpTop lets them leverage their powerful 3D cards not just for games, but also for day-to-day use. As Jon Peddie said, “This pairing allows graphics vendors to demonstrate the value of 3D graphics every time the user sits down at the computer – and it’s fun to use.”
This is just the beginning of what’s going to be an interesting few months in the BumpTop world. We’re hoping to have some more exciting news to announce in that time — so keep your eye on this space. (You are subscribed to our RSS feed, right?)
You can get more details on the announcement in our official press release, and see other coverage about it on Venture Beat.
Free software… I don’t see MSFT giving their software away for free. Go sell something. Your VC should be kicking your ass for this.
Hi John,
We are distributing BumpTop Free through our OEM partners, which has a limited featureset and is also available on our website at BumpTop.com. We hope to increase our reach and ubiquity above and beyond what we have experienced through our website. We expect some of these free users to upgrade to BumpTop Pro for $29 via our website at http://bumptop.com/buy/ .
Hope that clarifies things!
Wow!
This is an awesome milestone!
Congratulations. Now just get that little sticker on the machine next to Intel’s.
Congratulations on creating a great product – I’ve been used for a few days now and it makes me seriously question whether to upgrade to Windows 7 since the interface is so intuitive.
My only criticism is that the options menu for the software is hard to find – at least, compared to the HCI-driven approach to everything else. :-)
Great work, seriously.
Thanks James! Do you have any suggestions for how we could make the Options menu easier to find?
-Anand
I love it! I upgraded to the Pro, small price to pay! I do have one question, everytime I exit bump, I lose the pictures in the slide show. I have all of my pics in one folder on the desktop. How do I assign that folder to slide show? thanks Rod Spencer