Can Linux beat XP in homes yet or NOT?

[Mustafa Qasim]

On 7/16/07, Tim <ignored_mailbox at yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>
> On Sun, 2007-07-15 at 21:51 +0600, Mustafa Qasim wrote:
> > Well! what about games?
>
> Not my forté, but since you responded to my post, I'll comment.
>
> I don't play much in the way of games.  I'm amused by things like Tetris
> and Powermanga, but I can't stand most of the 3D games (they give me a
> headache to watch, and don't really interest me).
>
> However, I do have friends who play those sorts of things, and after
> watching them, I've come to the conclusion that games are best on a
> dedicated games console.  The random collection of parts that get used
> in building PCs bring a whole manner of compatibility and driver quality
> issues into the equation.  Even some of the (near) latest hardware and
> latest Windows software doesn't mean that you're going to have an easy
> time getting it to work.
>
> If you're spending megabucks to play games, and games are one area where
> money does get spend heavily, you're far less interested in the software
> involved.  You buy the physical toys that do the job.
>
> I would put it to you that the vast majority of personal computer boxes
> are not used to play games, though (businesses with hundreds or
> thousands of computers, schools, the computer bought for homework,
> etc.).  Gaming is only a part of the equation, and it's by no means a
> given that things "just work" on the Windows platform.
>
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But it's fact that almost all the giant game makers launch their games for
PC=Windows .....It might be because they also use proprietary license for
their games... Is it like that?

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Mustafa Qasim
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