Hi Aaron, From what I have been told by my sources about Windows 7 I think it will be much more satisfactory than Vista. It is my understanding Microsoft wanted to get Vista out the door asap, and so it was rushed to production. Its new driver library, bugs, and other things hadn't been fully completed when it was initially released. They basically hoped they could address all the issues in service packs and through the Windows update service. In my personal opinion this is a dirty way to do business, but it is how they did it to get some initial up front capital. However, now they have Vista to tide them over financially what they are doing is working on addressing all the issues, bugs, and driver problems with Vista and putting them into service packs for Vista users. Those service packs are also being applied to Windows 7 which is basically going to be Windows Vista with all the bugs, issues, and service packs installed. Oh, they will probably add in afew extras like new wall papers, sounds, icons, themes, a new feature here or there, but I have been told it is not going to be a major upgrade. More of a Windows Vista with a new look and feel, and with many bug fixes and patches installed by default. Also for us programmers they are of course going to be removing many of the older libraries that have been around for ages, that are no longer needed, and are replacing them with the updated .NET Framework, XNA is going to basically replace DirectX as the core gaming API, and various other changes that are available for Vista, but weren't necessarily ready to ship with Vista last year. For example the XAudio2 library was just released this year, and now officially replaces DirectSound in Windows 7, but was in development and testing stages when Vista hit the seen.So DirectSound was used instead on Vista.
Valiant8086 wrote: > Hi. > Or maybe windows 7 will be satisfactory for more people. It could be like > windows xp was when compared to windows ME. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "shaun everiss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> > Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 8:15 PM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] old game companies we have not heard much about > > >> true tom. >> I for one thing wouldn't mind staying with xp at least till the next time >> I really need to upgrade. >> To tell you the truth, this will be a while, after this laptop decides to >> die whenever that will be betwene 5-10 years, and maybe more I still have >> my slow a10 which is semi dead but will probably last me another 5 years >> or so if I reserect it maybe more. >> The issue with staying with xp with a laptop is the fact that drivers will >> not be made for the hardware and since all new hardware will require >> drivers including sound there is almost no choice in the matter. >> I suspect that if the next system is not up to scrat h and both laptops do >> die whenever that will be and this one is just new so I don't think that >> would be for at least 20-30 years if I play my cards right, if thats the >> case and I don't have a job or a life a fact that I still am not sure of, >> then I will just have to get a desktop, its not a big loss. >> If push comes to shove I have an old sb16 here, I also have an old p3 733 >> here granted it has a busted ram slot on it meaning I would have the 256mb >> ram instead of 512 which is recomended for xp really to be good enough to >> run I probably could live with that. >> If all else fails though my next system will be either linux or if I want >> to stay with windows it will be windows 2000 the last system where >> activation is not required. >> At 09:01 a.m. 31/07/2008, you wrote: >>> Hi Damien, >>> Yeah, the fact of the matter is some people are going to upgrade and we >>> can't stick to total Windows XP only compatibility forever. As of last >>> month Windows XP has totally been pulled off the market, and everything >>> is Windows Vista. So even if you buy a new laptop, and want to buy XP >>> all you can do is hope to find new copies on Ebay or find left over >>> stock some place. >>> In the general market at least Mac OS Leopard sales are up since more >>> and more sighted companies and home users are sick of Vista as well. >>> Vista hasn't been the success Microsoft hoped it would be, and more >>> people are at least thinking about Linux or Mac OS now. >>> As game programmers we need to keep an eye on these trends as we are >>> slowly seeing it happen to the blind community as well. I have a friend >> >from high school who was so disgusted with Vista he went Linux. I know >>> someone else who recently purchased a MacBook Pro with Leopard on it. >>> Both of them are blind,and they don't want to go to Vista. >>> >>> >>> >>> Damien Sadler wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> Yeah, I agree. Even though I don't have a Vista laptop or even in some >>>> respects don't even agree with Vista, I understand that that's not >>>> everyone's opinion, hence the reason I made sure, using my friend's >>>> laptop, >>>> that Acefire supported Vista before releasing. 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