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Stardock Wants People on Windows 7 ASAP
Evil Avatar - News Items —
... Brad Wardell, CEO of Stardock, has come out swinging much like the titular character in their latest game Demigod. He's telling everyone that Microsoft shipped Vista before drivers were ready and before performance optimization and that you should all upgrade to Windows 7 as soon as you can. Gamasutra: ...
Stardock wants you to switch to Windows 7 as soon as possible
Gaming Nexus —
... NEWS - I've been using Windows 7 on a few laptops the past month and it's a pretty damn solid OS even though it's a release candidate. I just had to revert my development laptop back to Windows Vista though because of some lingering issues left and I'm already missing it. Stardock, publishers of Sins of a Solar Empire and Demigod want you to switch as soon as possible though. They cite a few reasons such as better performance and some good features that will help older computers utilize some more advanced graphical features by utilizing the CPU. ...
Stardock CEO Recommends Gamers Upgrade To Windows 7 ASAP
G4 TV - TheFeed —
Consumers have been railing on Microsoft's Windows Vista for years. While some of the criticism is overblown and due to the lynch-mob popularity of Vista bashing, one area where the vitriol is warranted is gaming. Many hardcore gamers have opted to stick with Windows XP for their gaming rigs due to the lower system requirements and superior performance on older systems. With Windows 7 on the way, gamers should seriously think about upgrading. Stardock CEO Brad Wardell seems anxious for gamers to upgrade to Windows 7. In an interview with Gamasutra he said:
"It would be good if everybody switched to Windows 7 as ...
Stardock swings at Microsoft while Demigod continues to burn
That VideoGame Blog —
... Not to be deterred by the smoldering remains of their own game, Stardock found time to make an ironic criticizm about Windows Vista and how gamers should upgrade to Windows 7 asap. Gamasutra talked with Wardell where he critizied Microsoft for releasing Vista too early before drivers were ready and before performance issues could be addressed. Releasing a product too early, boy that sounds familiar. Unfortunately for gamers Windows 7 isn’t officially out yet so upgrading asap is going to have to wait until October. ...
Stardock CEO: Game developers should switch to Windows 7
Big Download Blog —
... Windows Vista was pretty much of a train wreck of an OS when it was released 2 1/2 years ago. There were tons of performance problems and driver support was poor. However it looks like Microsoft's next OS release Windows 7 will be a much better product ...
Stardock: Quick Everybody, Develop For Windows 7! [PC]
Kotaku —
... 7 is what Vista should have been, and provides the jump in performance and accessibility its predecessor was lacking. That's not to say he wants developers to focus only on Windows 7. "One of the things that comes up often is, 'How has Stardock made so much money on these niche games?'" Wardell says. "Well, because our games run on millions of boxes." So a balance between the two, then. Something scalable if you could, developers. That'd be great, thanks. Stardock's Wardell: 'Switch To Windows 7 As Quickly As Possible' [Gamasutra] ...
Morning Tech Bits
Blue's News —
Morning Tech Bits [Jun 18, 2009, 09:28 am ET] - Post a Comment Stardock's Wardell: 'Switch To Windows 7 As Quickly As Possible' . ATI Catalyst 9.6 Vista Driver Analysis . Apple updates Safari, Bluetooth firmware . Thanks Ant . High-end Socket AM3 chipsets under the microscope . Share Story Enter the email address of the person you'd like the share this story with, or share it with other sites. From: ReplyTo: To * : Subject: Text: Notes: Email Password Remember Me If you don't already have a Blue's News user account, you can ...
The Daily GameDev.net
GameDev.Net —
... . Despite the fact that they may close soon, Midway Newcastle continues moving forward on their new project. Here's hoping for them both. Upgrade to Windows 7 as soon as possible. That's what Stardock CEO Brad Wardell is saying . After he voiced dissent at Vista for poor driver support, he's finding W7 to be a marked improvement over the recent OS generation. Particularly he points to "a feature called WARP -- Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform -- that will allow a system's CPU to perform DirectX acceleration when a video card doesn't support certain rendering features, ...
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