would be nice to have glide, but logically, software companies wont be developing glide games any more (hopefully, I may be assuming they know what they're doing).
I don't think ATi has the working capital to scoop up 3dfx at this point. If anyone could, it would be nVidia. You wouldn't believe the amount of CA$H they have. Find an online prospectus and look at their working capital for 99.