TheLetterK wrote:
> On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 23:51:25 +0100, [H]omer wrote:
>
>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>>> WinFS is Dead
>> Here's a genuine query for the Winvocates; no troll:
>>
>> Name just one compelling reason to upgrade from XP to Vista.
>
> I'm not an advocate, but I'll name one: DirectX 10
Overhyped IMHO.
Throughout various generations of both graphics hardware and DirectX,
other than an increase in FPS, I never noticed much difference at all.
Plus, most of the games *I* play (under Cedega) don't even use DX9
calls (natively or otherwise), so I don't see how DX10 is going to
benefit me, even if I switched back to Windows.
"Less overhead" apparently, oh and "easier to program" ... yawn.
I think graphics card manufacturers (er ... *both* of them) are just
clutching at straws trying to figure out how to make people upgrade
hardware that *really* doesn't need upgraded, ably assisted by
Microsoft (of course) who happily oblige by bumping version numbers to
make people believe the upgrade is necessary.
It's just a big scam AFAICT.
Any other reason to upgrade to Vista, or is that it?
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