Windows XP & DirectX 10

Will DirectX 10 become available for Windows XP ? If not, why ?

"Access" wrote in message
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Will DirectX 10 become available for Windows XP ? If not, why ?

DirectX10 has been written to be an integral part of Vista, not a bolt on
for other OS. In the past the purpose of directx was as a quicker router to
hardware than the desktop. Vista is designed to be more efficient at the low
level, so instead of bypassing the low level, direct10 works through it.

"John Russell" wrote in message
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"Access" wrote in message
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Will DirectX 10 become available for Windows XP ? If not, why ?

DirectX10 has been written to be an integral part of Vista, not a bolt on
for other OS. In the past the purpose of directx was as a quicker router
to hardware than the desktop. Vista is designed to be more efficient at
the low level, so instead of bypassing the low level, direct10 works
through it.


I was wondering if it's not just a marketing strategy of MS to force
everyone to buy Vista.
After all, Windows XP is a perfect platform for games (and DirectX 9 was
available for Windows 98, 2000 & XP).

"Access" wrote in message
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I was wondering if it's not just a marketing strategy of MS to force
everyone to buy Vista.
After all, Windows XP is a perfect platform for games (and DirectX 9 was
available for Windows 98, 2000 & XP).
I wouldn't think so.

"Access" wrote in message
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"John Russell" wrote in message
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"Access" wrote in message
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Will DirectX 10 become available for Windows XP ? If not, why ?

DirectX10 has been written to be an integral part of Vista, not a bolt on
for other OS. In the past the purpose of directx was as a quicker router
to hardware than the desktop. Vista is designed to be more efficient at
the low level, so instead of bypassing the low level, direct10 works
through it.


I was wondering if it's not just a marketing strategy of MS to force
everyone to buy Vista.
After all, Windows XP is a perfect platform for games (and DirectX 9 was
available for Windows 98, 2000 & XP).

And everyone said that win98se was better than XP for games when XP first
came out. DX9 games may well run faster on XP than Vista, just as DX8
games ran faster under 98se than XP.

"Access" wrote in message
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I was wondering if it's not just a marketing strategy of MS to force
everyone to buy Vista.

Actually, many people think it is just a marketing strategy. Microsoft is
struggling to give people reasons to switch to Vista.

Microsoft may say DX10 is firmly rooted in Vista's driver model. However,
that's like saying Windows cannot function without Internet Explorer or
Windows Media Player.


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It can therefore be said that politics is war without
bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."

"First of One" root@localhost wrote in message
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"Access" wrote in message
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I was wondering if it's not just a marketing strategy of MS to force
everyone to buy Vista.

Actually, many people think it is just a marketing strategy. Microsoft
is struggling to give people reasons to switch to Vista.

Microsoft may say DX10 is firmly rooted in Vista's driver model.
However, that's like saying Windows cannot function without Internet
Explorer or Windows Media Player.


Yeah M$ keeps telling the Feds that, don't they?
McG.

Yep, and of course the EU and the South Korean government aren't buying
that.

Then again, there's a running joke in the Dailytech forums that the EU is
conjuring up new fines for Microsoft just to bail out the Airbus A380
program...

--
"War is the continuation of politics by other means.
It can therefore be said that politics is war without
bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."


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"First of One" root@localhost wrote in message
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"Access" wrote in message
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I was wondering if it's not just a marketing strategy of MS to force
everyone to buy Vista.

Actually, many people think it is just a marketing strategy. Microsoft is
struggling to give people reasons to switch to Vista.

Microsoft may say DX10 is firmly rooted in Vista's driver model. However,
that's like saying Windows cannot function without Internet Explorer or
Windows Media Player.


Yeah M$ keeps telling the Feds that, don't they?
McG.

"Access" wrote in message
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"John Russell" wrote in message
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"Access" wrote in message
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Will DirectX 10 become available for Windows XP ? If not, why ?

DirectX10 has been written to be an integral part of Vista, not a
bolt on for other OS. In the past the purpose of directx was as a
quicker router to hardware than the desktop. Vista is designed to be
more efficient at the low level, so instead of bypassing the low
level, direct10 works through it.


I was wondering if it's not just a marketing strategy of MS to force
everyone to buy Vista.
After all, Windows XP is a perfect platform for games (and DirectX 9
was available for Windows 98, 2000 & XP).

But it is still a 'bolt on' from its inception. DX 10 is integral to
Vista at a lower level. DX9c may well be the top end for XP.
McG.

"John Russell" wrote in message
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"Access" wrote in message
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Will DirectX 10 become available for Windows XP ? If not, why ?

DirectX10 has been written to be an integral part of Vista, not a bolt on
for other OS. In the past the purpose of directx was as a quicker router
to hardware than the desktop. Vista is designed to be more efficient at
the low level, so instead of bypassing the low level, direct10 works
through it.


DirectX 10 eliminates all the legacy support for previous DirectX versions.
This is a great thing since they can concentrate on new and future
technologies. DirectX 9.0m will allow for backwards compatability.

That being said, there is really no reason DirectX 10 can't work on XP since
the foundation between the two OS's is nearly identical. Vista is nothing
more than a glorified XP with a fancy front end. Sure there may be some
enhancements, but probably nothing that couldn't be done in XP and as
efficiently.