"DirectX 10 would not work with XP, and that was fine and dandy. It was an honest technical reason why you could not backport DX10 to XP without a major rip and replace operation. Microsoft wasn't going to bend on this one at all." More here.
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Hey! I know what you mean. You are left wondering *why* whoever it was was so offended. You'd really like to know, but they won't say.
Notparker was banned, btw. Permanently, I guess. And yes, he was certainly single minded. He made some good points... but you could never sway him from his "mission" long enough to really get to know him. I tried.
That said, I'll take your original assertion that there are few dedicated Microsoft advocates here under consideration. My perception is that there are. But lately, a number of those whom I considered to be in that category have said and done some things that surprised me. Which is quite cool. Because as a staunch Linux advocate, one of the things that draws me here is the fact that the naughtier members of any number of "choirs" hang out here to share misgivings about their church. (That includes my own.) ;-)
Edited 2007-07-16 01:52
Member since:2005-12-18
*Sigh* modded down with no replies. Really mature, folks.
My second comment was modded down (from 3 to 2) with no reply. Of course, when someone can't form an argument "they" can always just mod you down.
I wish Thom and Eugenia would just get rid of the whole system. For whatever good intentions may have existed in implementing it, it just doesn't work as intended. I have seen too many good comments (many I didn't agree with but wanted to read anyway) modded down to -1 or worse. It is now at the point where I have set my threshold to where the system effectively masks out nothing so that I don't miss a good post.
There is no reason I should have been modded down for my comment. I didn't carry out a personal attack, I didn't use foul language and my comments were relevant.
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2005-07-06
Are you joking? Two was the generous estimate, I can only think of a single poster offhand who actually qualifies (NotParker), and he hasn't posted here in months.