On 2/25/07, T.J. Duchene <tj at kewlness.net> wrote: > But I wanted to share with you a bit of information - my reasons for > sticking with XP and not buying Vista. Last I checked, this was a Linux list, not a "why I hate Microsoft, but am going to say I really don't hate them" list. If you're going to post OT drivel (especially factually incorrect OT drivel), please have the courtesy to mark it [OT] so the rest of us can ignore you. > #2. Vista uses DirectX 10 which is NOT compatible with DirectX 9. Since > the majority of users who demand DirectX are gamers AND MS will be > replacing Vista in 2 years, does MS honestly think the developers will > switch? Not correct. Vista CAN use DirectX 10. However, Vista CAN ALSO use DirectX 9. See: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=09f7578c-24aa-4e0a-bf91-5fec24c8c7bf&DisplayLang=en http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb219801.aspx Hopefully, I didn't just feed the troll... --kurt