Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 10th Sep 2007 21:01 UTC
It does not happen every day that news related to computer technology - news we report on every day - makes its way to the headline news programs and newspapers here in my home country, The Netherlands. So when it does, I am usually on the edge of my seat, simply because it offers an interesting glimpse into how 'normal' people perceive our little world. The last few days, however, that casual interest has made way for something else - tooth gnashing irritation.
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RE[4]: Compatibility you say?
by Ultimatebadass on Tue 11th Sep 2007 07:03
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"(...)Vista automatically says that Aero is not compatible with this software, switching to classic mode. It does that to most programs that I tried on it."
Which ones would those be?
From my experience, it only switches off Aero when a program wants to display something using the overlay surface, which is not supported by the hardware accelerated desktop. Personally, I only get that when using DScaler to play my PS2 games. All other software, be it OpenGL based (like Softimage XSI) or video players that support video mixing rendered run absolutely fine.
RE[5]: Compatibility you say?
by leech on Tue 11th Sep 2007 12:10
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Shapeshifter was correct about the last half of the comment. Vista is unstable and just decides out of the blue to reboot the computer to install updates.
The problem with $700 pieces of software that I always hated severely is that when indeed a new operating system or even some new features come out in a newer version, far too many companies don't offer just a free upgrade. Instead if you're lucky, they'll release an upgrade that costs $100 or more. This is plainly ridiculous!
Besides, people who also say that there aren't that many problems with compatibility, what about all those programs that when you load them up, Vista automatically says that Aero is not compatible with this software, switching to classic mode. It does that to most programs that I tried on it.
Granted Compiz-fusion isn't always compatible with everything, but they are improving it quickly. I even play Doom3 with it turned on and didn't notice any performance loss.