__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Wednesday 18 April 2007 11:58 \__
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> __/ [ John Locke ] on Tuesday 17 April 2007 05:33 \__
>>
>>>>It means that Windows XP users may actually get /more/ games working if
>>>>they switch to Linux, rather than move into the 'land of no games' (AKA
>>>>Vista). Virtualisation is not a solution here. It's an ugly workaround
>>>>that won't last for long. It is also not secure (not with the PC plugged
>>>>to the network).
>>>
>>> Roy, if this is ture, its very significant. The gamers make a lot of
>>> noise when their apps don't run right and they buy a lot of new PCs.
>>> It'll be quite the thing when they start demanding Linux be installed
>>> on their new machines. Hmmm...maybe Dell saw this coming...HP too.
>>
>> IMHO, Dell and H-P could preinstall Cedega and/or CrossOver on Linux, even
>> for a fee. It'll still cost less than Windows. Then, buyers would be able
>> to run Windows software and games that _Windows Vista will not tolerate_.
>> The less pricey option will still have wine, which runs all the software
>> reviewed in the link I provided, according to someone in Digg. Like
>> Google, the OEMs can even assist the improvement of Wine.
>>
>
> This kind of route seems inevitable to me. I wonder how long it will be
> before there are DOS game CDs which spin up a copy of freedos and
> produce a huge menu of games directly from the CD, or even run as a
> linux liveCD with a dosbox instance driven from some kind of menu
> system. Same thing for Windows games, as Vista is unlikely to ever
> support them. Microsoft /do not/ care about the small publishers one
> jot, one iota.
Old and free stuff gives the investor nothing but 'fluff'.
Microsoft forbids free Xbox content
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| Tim Sweeney disclosed how Microsoft is barring their efforts to
| offer free content for owners of Gears of War. Guys from Epic
| created six maps (two of which have been released to gamers)
| for this hit-title which earned Microsoft millions of dollars,
| but now Epic cannot release the remaining four maps. Reason is
| very simple: money.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38823
Virgin Radio comes to Wii, PS3
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| We are not aware of when the Xbox 360 will be supported, or if it
| be at all, thanks to Microsoft's policy concerning free content
| for its console.
|
| It is not a technical issue, but Virgin would probably like to
| avoid paying money to M$ for providing free content.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38822
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