Re: Gaming Account in Windows
From: Chris H. (winxpnews_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 07/17/04
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Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 19:36:01 -0700
Microsoft does work closely with the various software and hardware companies
on their joint development projects. Most of the time, the companies have
reps who work with Microsoft and the development teams in daily contact, if
not actually working together. And visa versa. Two examples are the Tablet
PC and Media Center Edition computers. Neither could have gotten to market
for the public had it not been joint cooperation.
The Tablet PC, which I'm most familiar with, requires specific hardware for
the software "superset" Tablet PC Edition to work. And that includes a
digital (not touch, like a Pocket PC) screen which senses the pen including
up to 255 different "pressure" readings. Now, there are only about a
handful of companies in the world who can supply such technology on portable
computer screens like the Tablets. While the 40-some Tablet PC companies
now offer their own form factor design, they've had to coordinate not only
with Microsoft to assure the "ink experience" is right, but the digital
screen manufacturers to enable it.
There actually is a lot of "stuff" that goes on for years behind the scenes
before a product hits the shelves. In the case of graphics cards, I'd
venture to say those companies are among the highest in driver changes. Yet
it eventually works out, though submission to and working in cooperation
with Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs. An example is when Windows
XP originally shipped to the public. It contained no OpenGL support, only
"mini" drivers from each company, yet all the graphics card manufacturers
eventually caught up. Why were they "slow"? Because they needed to wait
for the XP code to be finalized, not because they were dragging their feet.
Do a little search some time at google.com for "Microsoft WHQL." You'll
learn a whole lot about what's happening well in advance of public
availability of hardware. There's more information here, too:
http://www.microsoft.com/winlogo/benefits/default.mspx It really is quite
interesting.
-- Chris H. Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/ Associate Expert Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone "kcolop" <kcolop@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3CB9C142-535C-4728-8C7E-BEB3F2E5BF51@microsoft.com... > Neil, Sorry to get so whinnie. I was in the Telephone industry for almost 30 years. We would always hear that "it can't be done" from the vendors and what that ment was it was too expensive. Once enough of their customers demanded the new feature/software gee it wasn't that hard just cost more money. > > I've worked with computeized telephone switching systems since 1970. Today they do amazing things compared to PC. The goverment in 1984 opened up that world to the same problems MS has with other vendors and some of the same problems starting happening in the telephone world. The one difference is there isn't one big huge company that runs the show so all the companies (or most) have to get along with each other. That's what's missing from the PC industy, too many people thinking they don't have to get along or please the end user. > > Again sorry for the rant. I really do understand where your coming from and what your saying. I'm just saying it doesn't have to be that way.
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