OpenGL Spec Now Controlled by Khronos Group

99BottlesOfBeerInMyF writes "According to a recent press release, the OpenGL Architecture Review Board has voted to transfer control of the OpenGL API standard to the Khronos Group, an industry working group that seems mostly known for its focus on mobile applications. Apple Computer has also just joined the group, presumably because of their interest in OpenGL for the OS X platform. I wonder what affect, if any, this will have upon the future development of the OpenGL standard."

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Re:Google also a member

[Foofoobar]

What would be so different about the exclusivity of DX10 on Vista as opposed to the exclusivity of DXs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 on Win 95, 98, NT (DX3 only), 2K, and XP that makes now the proper time for OpenGL to become dominant?

The difference would be that none of them REQUIRED you to update all your hardware in order to run it. DX10 requires it. Vista requires it. The Monitor DRM requires it.

As such, adoption of DirectX10 may be a long time coming. Sure hardcore gamers will probably get a new machine but most everyone else will wait until at least SP1. Until SP1 is released, alow of manufacturers won't put out games that support DX10 unless they also support DX9 as well. To do elsewise would be to limit their market.