__/ [ [H]omer ] on Monday 12 February 2007 20:16 \__
> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>
>> Beware being ripped by Vista hardware scams
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | He says that as he continues to use Vista, he's discovering more
>> | problems and not just with graphics applications and monitors.
>> |
>> | No. He bought a Linksys wireless print server gizmo under a year
>> | ago and has discovered that the firm has no plans whatever to
>> | support it.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37480
>
> The original Blog; a stark condemnation of Vista, is here:
>
> http://www.pcper.com/comments.php?nid=3476
>
> Following the links all the way through to Creative's Website:
>
> .----
> | 3. The Vista audio architecture disables DirectSound 3D
> | hardware acceleration; resulting in legacy DirectSound based EAX game
> | titles not working as they did in XP.
> |
> | Issues that may be encountered:
> | Could range from loss of EAX functionality in EAX enabled games to a
> | complete game incompatibility, depending on how the game title was
> | authored. This would only happen with games that render 3D audio
> | using DirectSound, it should not affect games that render 3D audio
> | using OpenAL.
> |
> | (Note: There is a known bug due to a change to Vista which
> | confuses an OpenAL component. A proper fix in progress, but a
> | workaround is to copy c:\windows\system32\ct_oal.dll into the doom3
> | folder and rename it to OpenAL32.dll)
> |
> |
> | Status:
> | These issues cannot be addressed by the Creative audio driver,
> | because the functionality was purposely removed by the operating
> | system. We look forward to game titles moving away from DirectSound
> | and toward OpenAL for fully optimized Creative 3D audio hardware and
> | technology support.
> `----
>
>
http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/message?board.id=Vista&message.id=1694
>
> What a damning indictment of Vista.
>
> See that huge stack of Windows games on your shelf? Pick them up, and
> just throw them away, 'cos you'll never play any of those games again.
Absolutely. I think I got this point across when Oliver asked me about it. I
have a friend who has an extensive collection of games on the shelf/ves.
He's somewhat of a collector. Some people collect music. DRM betrays them.
Either way, it's less to the customer. Buy more, retain less. Preservation
is forsaken because it provides entertainment that endures (e.g. playing
nostalgic oldies and listening to music that brings back memories). Overall,
this change benefits the "quality content" provider (think about DRM'd films
that all expire after 7 days, so there's nothing to replay... just buy some
more content, again). Surely, this leads to backlash as well, but it is a
long-term connsequence.
> Microsoft have just thrown away their only real advantage on the
> Desktop - the vast back catalogue of games. Jesus! even the Mac has
> more native titles than Vista now.
>
> Of course you could always stick with XP ... until apps start
> appearing that "require Windows Vista". Hmm, how about dual-boot? Well
> that'll work ... until Microsoft stops issuing security updates, and
> the manufacturers stop providing driver updates. Microsoft are pushing
> for Vista adoption pretty hard, soon your choices are going to be
> extremely limited, as if they weren't already limited enough in the
> Windows world.
>
> Alternatively, just run Linux, then you can continue playing your
> collection of Windows games under WiNE/Cedega in perpetuity, *and*
> have a *real* OS that doesn't obsolete the games collection you
> paid a fortune for.
Whilst you have the source, you possess your memories. As long as you have
your music in standard-ish formats like Ogg Vorbis (hech, even MP3), you can
rest assured that you /own/ your music and it'll play 20 years down the
line. Just like those gramophones. I still listen to them old vinyls my dad
had as a teenager. Digital locks are built to have their key expired...
because it boosts profits.
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