Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 1st Nov 2005 21:04 UTC
The release of the software giant's new operating system will be one of Microsoft's most important product launches this decade, when it goes live next year. But despite the product's myriad new features and functionality, current market trends could inhibit initial adoption of Vista, PC industry analysts say.
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2005-06-29
I'm not sure what this tripe about Longhorn needing insane hardware is all about. Their predictions are that you'll need/really really want:
1.) A Gfx card with 64+ MB of VRAM. These are about $30, and there's little demand for them now. Imagine how many there will be when everyone wants a low end gfx solution?
2.) A dual core processor: These are expensive today. But I have news for you: Intel/AMD/IBM, they all hit this wall on moving things closer and clocking things up. That doesn't mean processors won't get faster. It means they've been continually getting faster at a slower pace. And now, dual core processors look like they'll be common place soon enough.
Really, it doesn't need that much. And while I may disagree with everything Microsoft wants to do with your second core, I think it's good to ask people to buy quality (read: not junk) hardware. Yes, people with old computers are SOL. But hey, there's a host of operating systems which will still support 2d bitmap graphics for a long time: And supposedly Longhorn is going to support it too!
Quit complaining. The graphics technology they're writing makes so much sense that everyone else is either doing it or shipping it now. Maybe not exactly the same, but the same ideas.