____/ Chris Dunaway on Tuesday 26 June 2007 21:49 : \____
> On Jun 26, 3:37 pm, Chris Dunaway <dunaw...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On Jun 24, 10:03 pm, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
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>> > Valve survey shows hundreds of thousands steamed up
>>
>> > ,----[ Quote ]
>> > | However, the survey also shows how far Microsoft et al have to go
>> > | - currently, DX10-capable gamers (ie those with Vista and a DX10 card)
>> > | make up 1.21% of the gaming population.
>> > `----
>>
>> Can you please cite the line that says that "hundreds of thousands"
>> are steamed up? If you referring to this line:
>>
>> "This one has a weekend's worth of data on it, amounting to specifics
>> culled from over 320,000 steaming gamers."
>>
>> Then the word "steaming" in this context indicates that they are using
>> Valve's Steam service. It does not indicate that they are angry about
>> anything.
>
> Oops, now I see the headline. Nevermind.
What's noteworthy there is the tiny proportion of gamers that use (or stick
with) Windows Vista. Gamers, unlike people who just but a PC and use whatever
comes installed on it ('craplets' included), tell a story. They prove that
there is little or no desire to use Vista, at least at this stage. HardOCP
recommended Ubuntu after a rave review.
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