Re: please sign for not delete the opengl from next release of windows

"jukka@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <jukka@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>I think, that it doesn't make any difference.. if Microsoft is making a
>big mistake with this decision they'll pay for it and someone else will
>always fill a void in the market. I don't think the end users care very
>much at all *which* API or what technology is running under the hood
>anyways, as long as it works. Looks to me that there will be less
>problems in a long haul for *windows* as platform considering driver
>issues and such which is only A Good Thing for the consumers.
>
>Currently IHV's are locked in a situation where they have to implement
>OpenGL, Direct3D, GDI all in their drivers. Looks to me, if not
>mistaken, that with Vista model they only need to implement one single
>"backend", so to speak. If can ONLY lead to more stable and robust
>drivers. This is a Good Thing for the consumers and Windows. In this
>regard.

Indeed. As a developer, I see a lot of merit in eliminating redundancy
and I am not religious about technologies. Some people still mourn
Beta and Amiga. But in the end, a slighly "worse" technology may be
better in the long run for everybody if it eliminates doubling or
tripling of every new development costs and times.

That said, *I* would prefer OpenGL instead of Direct3D becoming the de
facto single standard on Windows, purely because switching means extra
work in my particular situation. However, it won't happen and maybe we
should make peace with reality.

[some good stuff snipped for brevity]

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