Re: Re: Re: Microsoft is more than just smart business moves.
Posted by syalam on 12-21-2007 in Windows vs. MacDX10 is quality technology, however you have to put everything into perspective. Microsoft is selling an ecosystem. Its not a bad thing to have an ecosystem of hardware/software/technologies, everyone does it, Intel, Google etc. Its a means of being profitable, and at the end of the day the only way to stay in business is to satisfy your stockholders. Capitalism at its finest.
DX10 is a step in the right direction when it comes to pushing graphics, but there is always a business value associated with any cost. I feel that you shouldn't be locked into a vendor's technology. An example is the ongoing battle with Office 2007's DOCX format trying to become an ISO standard. There is a reason why national governments are rejecting proprietary formats - you rely solely on the vendor.
In response to: Re: Re: Microsoft is more than just smart business moves.
Have you seen the difference in DX9 to DX10? It's extraordinary, I'll post some screens later and you'll see that DX10 is less a business tactic and more of a quality piece of technology that needs to be unleashed.