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Originally Posted by Pirotess
Nope. All it means is Microsoft is shooting themselves in the foot since someone will come up with a DX alternative now that they are forcing the issue. Look what happened when Intel was just about the undisputed and only processor maker.
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And it's all a crap shoot. Look what happened to Voodoo (3DFX).
I hate that MS is forcing the issue, though. Having one standard is good for technology (and why it's come so far so fast over the past few years). Throwing in another standard will slow both paths down.