Futuremark Delists Samsung and HTC Android Devices for Cheating 3DMark 188
MojoKid writes "Benchmarks are serious business. Buying decisions are often made based on how well a product scores, which is why the press and analysts spend so much time putting new gadgets through their paces. However, benchmarks are only meaningful when there's a level playing field, and when companies try to 'game' the business of benchmarking, it's not only a form of cheating, it also bamboozles potential buyers who (rightfully) assume the numbers are supposed mean something. 3D graphics benchmark software developer Futuremark just 'delisted' a bunch of devices from its 3DMark benchmark results database because it suspects foul play is at hand. Of the devices listed, it appears Samsung and HTC in particular are indirectly being accused of cheating 3DMark for mobile devices. Delisted devices are stripped of their rank and scores. Futuremark didn't elaborate on which specific rule(s) these devices broke, but a look at the company's benchmarking policies reveals that hardware makers aren't allowed to make optimizations specific to 3DMark, nor are platforms allowed to detect the launch of the benchmark executable unless it's needed to enable multi-GPU and/or there's a known conflict that would prevent it from running."
The Jilted Lover (Score:3, Funny)
If you believe Apple aren't doing precisely the same thing
You sing the sad song of so many other jilted lovers, who did not believe they were being cheated on... Because you knew other partners were stable and trustworthy you thought yours was too. And now you are aware of the transgressions of your chosen one, you think everyone must be cheating because how else could it be that *you* were the one cheated upon?
Hint: when your partner said they wanted an open relationship it wasn't because they wanted to spend *more* time with you.
Re:No end in site. (Score:3, Funny)
In a pissing match you always need MOAR P