"My suspicion is that most were done specifically in DX10 to promote sales of it, rather than because of any technical limitation."
I tend to believe that most rational programming decisions would render a choice of DX10 over DX9(where both are viable options) because a particular task or set of tasks was more easily accomplished. I really doubt that many programmers are thinking - hey, I'll bite the bullet and use DX10 because I need to help drive Vista sales.:P
...why gripe? Well, aside from competing with other nations in studies like these(about which honestly I'm fairly indifferent), then how about the problem (from a customer's pov) that ISP's in the states are more apt to compete to provide less for the dollar(checked only by competition, where available and which is not in effect where I live) rather than to compete to see how far they can extend technology and performance, stretching their dollar against overhead and a target profit margin...or maybe it just feels that way. My case in point about the problem with lack of competition is that I'm paying more for the same service(same provider) than I was in an area where there was competition. Again, this is a problem consumer's pov and is coming from a consumer who does not see how the cost of purchasing broadband service in my area is going to be lowered because no one else is coming in to compete.
-mr. foo
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"My suspicion is that most were done specifically in DX10 to promote sales of it, rather than because of any technical limitation."
:P
I tend to believe that most rational programming decisions would render a choice of DX10 over DX9(where both are viable options) because a particular task or set of tasks was more easily accomplished. I really doubt that many programmers are thinking - hey, I'll bite the bullet and use DX10 because I need to help drive Vista sales.
(funny that the captcha is "bribing" tho)
...why gripe? Well, aside from competing with other nations in studies like these(about which honestly I'm fairly indifferent), then how about the problem (from a customer's pov) that ISP's in the states are more apt to compete to provide less for the dollar(checked only by competition, where available and which is not in effect where I live) rather than to compete to see how far they can extend technology and performance, stretching their dollar against overhead and a target profit margin. ..or maybe it just feels that way. My case in point about the problem with lack of competition is that I'm paying more for the same service(same provider) than I was in an area where there was competition. Again, this is a problem consumer's pov and is coming from a consumer who does not see how the cost of purchasing broadband service in my area is going to be lowered because no one else is coming in to compete.
-mr. foo