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The Future of Windows Graphic Technology
Ben writes 'Extremetech has an article discussing the future of Windows graphics technology. The article uses information from presentations at the recent WinHEC, and outlines the Windows Graphics Foundation and other technologies expected to make an appearance in Longhorn. Particularly interesting is the Longhorn Display Driver Model: 'With it, Microsoft is aiming for that ideal situation of 'graphics just works.' For example, if you upgrade a graphics driver today, you typically have to reboot the system. One example of the 'graphics just works' mantra is one of LDDM's goals of allowing installation of graphics drivers without needing to restart the system.'
It's high time they get the honor and the icons should be replaced with more professional, actual depictions of Microsoft.
I agree. A nice, steaming turd would be appropriate.
Ok, this was a troll. I'm sorry. But it's an insightful troll; admit it!
And it has been journaled since early 90's. Which was before Linux developers even began thinking about journaled FSs.
There's GOLD in them thar hills.
This would be an appropriate time to let everybody know how eagerly I am waiting for the BRAND NEW GRAPHICS on Longhorn, greatest of the operating systems and a worthy successor to the mighty XP.
(hey: dyu think MS will mind if I use their money to buy a powerbook?)
I would rather they first perfect the "Windows doesn't crash every 5 minutes" mantra.
Well, Longhorn has already had features pulled, and now they're talking about features to be put in. For chrissakes people, it's fucking vaporware. It doesn't exist as a consumer product yet. They could announce that it will clean your house, change the oil in your car and assure your wife has five orgasms per minute, and it's all just a bunch of crap the almighty marketing department has cajoled out of the nervous and overworked development teams.
MS just keeps promising and promising because they know that the stellar Ozzy Osbourne-class intellects are just capable enough to look at "screenshots" and lists of alleged features and go "Ya, dat will be real kewl, dood. Let's all wait around for two years for dat real kewl Miclosplot oogerating scrystem. Pass me anudder pencil so I cans jab it up my ass. I lost count at nineteen, dats the highest I's ever counted."
The world's burning. Moped Jesus spotted on I50. Details at 11.
you have to restart X to use it, which is equivalent to a reboot in Windows).
I'm sorry, they're no where near close. Logging out of X and logging back in is usually all you need to do...and thats MUCH quicker the powering down the machine and starting it again.
I'm not sure what MS promised in the past regarding reboots, but you seem to be more than willing to apologize for them.
A few simple command line programs you can't figure out, and yet you claim to have been programming for 20 years? I"d think that someone programming since before Windows 3.11 would have been able to figure out command line apps.. either you're lying or incredibly stupid.
Troll...?
"Derp de derp."
Congratulations. An excellent troll. I explained the MS shill tactics in this post (http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=148082&cid=12 411098) and you have nailed it. Bravo.
I especially loved your omission of all the gui based tools. That's one point I forgot to mention. Lies of omission are a very effective shilling technique.
I also loved the way you didn't compare the actual installation techniques of drivers in windows to apt. That was pretty smart of you not point out the old.
Browse to some web site, click around for 15 minutes to find the driver, agree to some weird EULA, download the software, save it to disk, open up windows explorer, find the MSI file, double click on it, click YES about five times, cross your figers, reboot.
We all know that's sooooooooo much easier then apt-get install.
evil is as evil does
As a side note, Apple really needs to go to a different naming convention. Longhorn is something I can really get excited about. It's a full upgrade to an OS badly in need of one. Whatever it is, it's A: Major and B: Badly in need. Just look at the name. But OS 10.4? It's a point release. If you go back and look at the system from 10.0 to now, the OS has evolved significantly, probably more than the original Mac OS did between system 6 and system 9. However, it's still just a point release. 10.4 just doesn't sound that impressive. I get the feeling that if Apple tried to release a 10.5 along side of a Longhorn Super-Duper OS Times Infinity, they'll get drowned out in the Ballmer dance.
Now if they redesigned the iPod, that might have a chance of stealing some of Microsoft's thunder.
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