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- adml_shake, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13Hey cut the programmers a break. Let see you work 100 hour weeks, get little pay, and push a game out in a few weeks....
It's not the EA programmers fault, it's EA management. - MikeCerm, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11They're right. Itanium (or Itanic, as in Titanic) was 64-bit. The article mentions that AMD's 64-bit variant was preferred to Intel's, though it doesn't say why. I'll save you the Wikipedia search.
Itanium was based on a whole new architecture, a departure from x86. Itanium, while theoretically superior, was prohibitively expensive for all but the deepest pockets, and was not backwards compatible with 32-bit, x86 software (used emulation, and ran really slowly).
AMD64, which came after Itanium, added extensions to x86. It offered an upgrade path where old software could continue to be used, and new 64-bit apps could be phased in. For all practical purposes, Itanium sank like the Titanic. Intel has since adopted a variation of AMD64 for their desktop line, though Itanium is still around. - mrmeander, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11The article actually starts on this page: http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2000516,00.asp
- SniperGX1, on 10/12/2007, -3/+11Awesome with DX10 EA can push games 25% faster and can have even worse code than they currently produce if thats possible.
- JW00000, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9Interesting read. This article for once looks at the good points of Vista, instead of bashing on the permission handling. A clear, objective, look at the consequences of Windows Vista, and how hardware will evoluate.
A good question was raised in the last section too: How will Linux keep up with playing protected content, if today it's already problematic to set up MP3 and DVD support? - Prez, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8I don't think he said the coders suck. He says EA sucks. Which is true BF2 is a prime example. Worse code than a monkey could do. Reason being they pushed the programmers, or they skipped Q&A. It's doesn't matter who's fault it is. EA is the one to blame and thats all he said.
- zacmccormick, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8EAs problem isn't code, it's that their idea of fun is having 100 different color socks I can put on my customized character.
- dobesov, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8Stole from slashdot?! You people must not understand the concept of open source or the guiding philosophies of slashdot's zealous Unix nerds. You cant steal from slashdot! This is the Internet people! I say a good and efficient use of recycling code! :P
- salmonmoose, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Digg him down if you must, but hes got a point, WINE still doesn't run many DirectX9 applications, and DirectX10 is a re-write - It's another hurdle for Linux being accepted by the broad community.
- Scruffydan, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7I have an athlon64 that says different
- dshPls, on 10/12/2007, -15/+19A better one, how will Linux fair against direct X 10?
They'll be 6-10 years behind, as they always have been. - loneraven, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I'm still a little bummed that vista won't support hardware accelerated sound natively. What's the point of doing this? Microsoft supports so many things that people hardly use, but drop support for something like this. I don't really get it to be honest.
I do realize that the sound card industry is becoming stagnant, but that doesn't mean they should drop support for hardware accelerated audio.
I dunno, I just think it's a stupid move by microsoft, as many enthusiasts still prefer hardware audio over software audio. Or I might've mis-read the article. Whatever. - Lynn, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Try build 5472. I am now running it as my full time OS.
- maninblac1, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3MikeCerm is right, Intel debuted the first corporate 64bit processor in Itanium. This was strictly a server processor and never saw desktop usage, like AMD decided to go with it. AMD gets the crown for the first 64bit desktop CPU. Intel's far supirior upgrade to the Itanium was the Itanium 2 which was drastically improved the Itanium debackel (sp).
- cyssero, on 04/18/2009, -0/+3One thing I remember they wanted to do to notebooks was add auxiliary screens to the cases of them. Similar to clam-shell mobile phones, where the outer display had the time, if you have new messages, etc. I've always thought this is a great idea. Say you're doing something on your desk and have your notebook on but closed. You're waiting on a particular e-mail, or would just like to know if you have any to check. The screen can tell you all this without having to open the lid and check your RSS feed, notifier or equivalent. Even just telling you the time will be a great feature.
The point is, if this works seamlessly with Windows Vista, it will be awesome. I hate having to use 3rd-party applications for just the simplest of all tasks.
Hope something like this happens soon! - khalidur2, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2yeah i heard about it too, has this feature been dropped or is it still expected to be a part of vista?
i always thought it could be quite useful when i am downloading torrents during the night, i could have an auxhillary lcd that doubles up as an alarm clock also, tells me when i have E-mails and tells me when my torrents are done! - cbiz, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3If Vista and DX10 take gaming up a notch then that will help the word of mouth for this long overdue OS.
- zacmccormick, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5Great article, excellent info. Vista is going to be sweeeeet.
- Sp1k3d, on 10/12/2007, -8/+9It's not the GNU/Linux communities fault that the DMCA exists and that reverse engineering proprietary formats is now a legal minefield. Blame lousy Senators that only act on behalf of large corporate entities through lobbying, and that don't give a ***** about anybody else. Linux can handle multimedia fine, always could.
- hass, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Correct me if I'm wrong, but this story has links at the bottom which include "Digg this story!" Doesn't that imply that the story was submitted by someone at Extreme Tech? Heck, they probably even submitted the same story to slashdot. Wouldn't that be crazy if the same person submitted the same link and headline to two different websites.
- astyler, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I only use apple for easily interacting with a unix environment.
- Computer_Kid, on 10/12/2007, -7/+7I think vista sucks! There I said it! I tried out the public beta, I didn't like it. The new weren't innovative, it takes 400 MB of ram while running nothing, and it ask you "are you shure you want to run this program" 500 times, when you dubble click on an app.
/rant - Computer_Kid, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2I will.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3I am so tired of hearing how MSFT copies Apple...this article gives just a FEW of the original ideas MSFT will roll out with Vista. And like it or not , MSFT invented FAST USER SWITCHING and REMOTE DESKTOP (Windows 2000 pro) well before Apple had a similar solution. In fact , Apple uses FREE BSD UNIX as the kernel of OS X. Apple can`t even admit it in their print ads but the savvy computer user knows otherwise.Did you know that many of Apple`s own servers run on Linux ?
- maninblac1, on 10/12/2007, -5/+5You don't have time to download updates when you're having sex with animals, Apple knows that.
- Tiscan, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0As will I, I wasn't impressed by the previous builds.
- Tiscan, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1First off, your very wrong about user switching and remote desktop being created by MS, the Unix world has had them for years before Windows 2000. And as for Apple's use of the BSD kernel and running Linux, whats your point, these are some of the reasons I personally like Apple and OS X.
- adml_shake, on 10/12/2007, -5/+3Oh please, we'll all be downloading security updates and patches to keep the thing running while my Mac box will require maybe...1 or 2 at the most.
- facade42, on 10/12/2007, -17/+12You could have at least changed the headline from the slashdot article you stole this from.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -8/+3Vista gonna rule
- horanghee, on 10/12/2007, -7/+2what is slashdot?
- actionscripted, on 10/12/2007, -14/+9Before I get flamed, let me just say that I read this already on Slashdot...
BUT -- s/he just copied the title of the article. Not necessarily a direct rip of Slashdot.
Wait, who the ***** am I kidding? Stop trolling Slashdot and harvesting headlines. - Tom_Riddle, on 10/12/2007, -10/+4If so, we're gonna be waiting a LONG time, lol
hey so about that leopard, Spring. Looking forward to it. - adml_shake, on 10/12/2007, -9/+3"Great insights on the future of hardware surrounding Vista such as 64-bit support, DX10 video cards, ultra-dense displays, hybrid drives, new storage formats, DDR3, and audio solutions."
So all the stuff thats gonna be out when the release version of vista hits store shelves? - maninblac1, on 10/12/2007, -12/+5Mr Tom Riddle, Vista is still going to be released before leopard. My new OS will be running before your OS update, yes update, so cram your pie-hole and get out of news that doesn't concern you.
I'd call you a flaming ***** for doing it with a Tiger like siegfried and roy, but i won't need to worry about that since you'll be doing it with a leopard soon. Frickin Mac beastiality freaks. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -11/+3AND I ""
The obvious example is 64-bit computing. Intel was first of the major PC suppliers to ship a 64-bit processor,
what rock are they smokin? - Reidtheweed01, on 10/12/2007, -12/+2What the hell is this garbage, since when was their allowed to be something positive about microsoft. You just violated the number one rule on digg. You know the rule about makeing sure you bash microsoft in every article.
- jamauss, on 10/12/2007, -13/+3hahahaha. pwn3d.
- habubu, on 10/12/2007, -12/+0Intel has a 64-bit processor?
- Tom_Riddle, on 10/12/2007, -15/+2@DshPls
You are an idiot
please GTFO
OpenGL is way beyond DirectX
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