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."

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One In Two PCs Won't Run Vista's Interface

[Saiyine]

One In Two PCs Won't Run Vista's Interface

That's nothing, zero out of my three PC's will!

Re:How this kind of marketing might work

[aiken_d]

That's also why they paint the black helicopters white. Bet that doesn't fool you, either.

-b

One in Two PCs won't run Vista....

[malraid]

...because by the time it's released, those computers will be in a landfill!!

Re:Vista != Vista's 3D Interface

[MadJo]

casual computer users (ie- not us) would unlikely notice any benefit of Vista over XP.

whereas we, hardcore computer users, don't see any benefit of Vista over XP. :)

Re:How this kind of marketing might work

[vmardian]

That's what you call over-analyzing.

The simple explanation is that it's simply another article.

Re:Vista != Vista's 3D Interface

[slashdotwannabe]

Screwit... I'm a hardcore user, and I'm doing just fine with DOS. Why would I want to upgrade to Windows 3.1, 95, 2000 or XP, much less Vista? Do you have any idea how quickly DOS runs on a P4 with a Radeon 9800?

Re:Switch

[Phillup]

resolution indepependent, for example

Does this mean that no matter how large your display, the start menu will cover it all?

;-)

Re:Vista != Vista's 3D Interface

[pshende]

I agree with all of you! My biggest beef with the XP system was all the bubbly "war and fuzzy feelings" interface. Simple is better. I guess that is why I use Solaris more than I use my Window box.

Re:Vista != Vista's 3D Interface

[xdc]

Actually, it would be more like the difference between 10.1 and the upcoming 10.5.

That's a real stretch, unless you're just looking at the length of time between releases. Today's Windows XP SP2 is markedly better than XP RTM, and even that was not as weak as OS X 10.1. Mac OS X has come a long way. Although I look forward to ditching XP for Vista at work, I doubt it is that much of a departure.
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Re:Vista != Vista's 3D Interface

[vettemph]

>>>Vista != Vista's 3D Interface
But Aero Glass Does look like an IceWM theme I used to use 3-4 years ago.