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Old 02-03-2008, 02:53 AM
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Why isnt DirectX 10(or 10.1) bundled together with WIndows XP SP3?
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To try and force more people to downgrade their PCs to Vista.
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Also, there seems to be problems with bundling software, in order to get folks to buy a certain version of an OS in order to get it.
Consider the media player debacle that MS has had, by bundling it with windows in general.
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Isnt there a compony called Alky Project making DirectX 10 compatible with XP
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Old 02-10-2008, 05:15 AM
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Well, ive been searching for SX 10 for XP in Google and ive come across some articles that 9.0L will be DX 10 for XP
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