Yeah good point, but its not as if ATI haven't had months to prepare a suitable driver. Working hardware has been available for development purposes since Christmas 2006. Everyone slated NVIDIA at the time, but after all the fuss that was created back then, ironically, it is the same story for ATI.
Personally I cannot wait for Team Fortress 2, as it may the one game that convinces me to get back into FPS MP gaming. Portal looks gimmicky and Episode 2 is going to be another on-rails generic FPS designed around mid-range systems...

__________________
Currently playing: RCT3(PC), DMC4 (PC). SW: Force Unleashed (PS3)
Favourite Game of All Time: Streets of Rage II (MegaDrive)

Intel C2D e6700 @ 3.33GHz |Gigabyte - GA-EP45-DQ6 | MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 1GB
2x Raptor 36GB in RAID0 (OS), 5x Seagate 250GB in RAID5 (1TB Storage)
CORSAIR XMS2 Pro 4GB (4x1GB) | LG L226WTQ 22" Widescreen TFT
Creative X-FI | Vista Home Premium x64, Suse x64.