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Re: [News] Vista is Bad News to Game Developers

After takin' a swig o' grog, Erik Funkenbusch belched out this bit o' wisdom:

> On Tue, 09 Jan 2007 21:59:35 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> Opinion: 'Vista Casts A Pall On PC Gaming'
>> 
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| In the interest of full disclosure I should make it clear that in a
>>| previous life time I was responsible for all of Microsoft's OS
>>| strategy for games and media, from writing the original DirectX
>>| development plan, to managing Microsoft?s relationships with the
>>| industries leading game developers. 10 years after launching DirectX
>>| 1.0, I still have strong opinions and feelings about how to make
>>| Windows a great game platform, and probably feel a stronger sense
>>| of pique than most when I see Microsoft making careless or callous
>>| mistakes that impact game developers.
>> `----
>> 
>> http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=12314
>
> Whine... Whine... Whine....

I agree.  Stop it, Erik!

> Whaaaaaah!  "Vista requires users to enter their password to install
> software!"  "The world is coming to an end!'

It's about goddam time.

> God help you if you plan to install software on Linux or OS X.

How so?

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