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One In Two PCs Won't Run Vista's Interface
ThinSkin writes "While integrated graphics seem to handle Windows XP and 2000 just fine, they won't be able to handle Vista's 3D 'Aero Glass' compositor, which will prevent roughly half of all PCs from running Microsoft's new OS. Performance class cards that can handle DirectX 9.0c are up for the challenge." From the article: "After years of delays and several feature revisions, one of Vista's main selling points is the Aero Glass interface. However, as Peddie notes, users already have the ability to start constructing a PC that should be Vista-ready before the OS even ships. Microsoft also said this week that it would reserve its Halo 2 videogame for Vista."
> Hell, go back to 2001, I remember knowing many people whose PC's ran awful slow when
> running XP in Fisher Price mode, so they'd revert to the classic look and things were
> fine until they had a slightly better PC a little later.
On the rare occasions I am forced to run Windows, I still turn off the Fisher Price mode. It blows goats and I'd bet good money Aero Glass will molest farm animals as well. Those morons write for morons and it shows. Of course OS X is also crap and don't even get me ranting about GNOME or KDE.
Goddamn, what has happened to user interfaces. They chew through ten times the resources they did a decade ago and suck. With a vector based desktop built on GL we should be able to do some stuff that actually makes a PC easier to use instead of looking like a rejected prop from Hackers.
And this story also blows. Good grief people, if you are planning on plunking the cash for a Vista upgrade buy a damned video card, they are under a hundred bux for a good one these days.
Democrat delenda est
Except for Halo 2 only for Vista, which I have a feeling lots of other apps will follow suit to.
"because if ya gotta buy a new box to run Vista, then why not just simply make the switch?"
Because I can get a machine for half the price that does the same thing if the Apple logo isn't on it. And now no one can argue that the Apple hardware is even better since it's the same PC-based stuff.
Vote for Pedro
but if you cannot run Aero Glass, there is no way in hell you are going to be able to run Halo 2. simple as that.
wait, there are windows fanboys that read slashdot? i thought linux-zealot.com redirected to /.
Back in 2004 MS announced a lot of features that didn't make it into Longhorn. Maybe this isn't one of them, but still - with all the feature cuts, what's the benefit of upgrading other than looks?
www.linuxpenguin.net
Windows Vista will require much more than 640k on the video card alone.
Logical conclusion: Bill Gates believes nobody will ever need Windows Vista.
You are living in the land of theory. Look at the Windows port of Halo--it runs like shit. If you tried to run it on a real Xbox you would get a fractional FPS.
Yes why not switch to a fringe system that can't run any of your current software and won't run most the software you want to purchase in the future.
Cutting the rate of growth is not a cut in the education budget. But then as a liberal, you wouldnt understand that. Maybe when you folks embrace reality, you might win the big elections. Mod away, I've got karma to burn.
Wow, you really know your stuff.. *wink...
Why did you just post, "I am a Mac fanatic that knows nothing of these big words the others are using, but I have do say something to show everyone I am cool and love my Mac."
It would have been more factual and a bit more honest.