matva said:
no they won't.
It really doesn't matter. Lets not go on assumptions, and try to express our ideas clearly, shall we? <donotreplytothismessageplz>
No they won't have to buy or use Vista to play Games using DirectX 10? I guess only if they actually want to
play a DX10 game, eh? Yes, "blahblahbalh", we can play Crysis in DX9 mode. But it's not going to have all of the graphic features that it will in DX10.
And I think there's a 98% chance we'll never see DX10 in WinXP. They will have to write a new API and driver model for Windows XP. Why would they spend that much time on their "old" operating system?
Should I go to my car dealer and tell them that they have to design and install a hybrid drive system into my car because that technology is available in their new cars, but wasn't in my older car?
They're going to have plenty enough of a base in Vista. "We", being enthusiasts, are not a major market for Microsoft to worry about pleasing. Many new computers being sold now are going out with coupons for free Vista upgrades. And as soon as it is officially released, they'll ship outright with Vista. And these OEM sales are where the major market is for them.
Plain and simple, they have created a new system that was built from the ground up to have far better performance, graphically, than anything previous. (MS says DX10 can be as much as 8x as fast as DX9). They weren't concerned with making it compatible with older hardware or operating systems. Because, guess what, even though everyone is saying they aren't going to go out and buy Vista, they will. Just like everyone wasn't going to go out and buy nvidia's G80's because they were rumored to suck so much power. Or just like everyone said they wouldn't buy Battlefield 2142 because of the adware. Yet it's been #2 - #4 for the last couple months for top sales. Just like back when everyone said they wouldn't buy Windows XP. Just like in 5 years, everyone will be running Vista and when "Windows Craptacular" comes out, everyone will do the same thing.
Did I manage to express that idea clearly?
<And by the way, don't roll your eyes at someone for no reason and then ask them not to respond.>
Poop, I'm tired.