Microsoft opens DirectX 12 support for Windows 7 to Developers
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Venix
What?!!! Someone get a doctor Microsoft is vey very sick this is the only logical explanation !
vbetts
Moderator
Windows 10 has a huge adoption rate, but there are still the die hards on Windows 7 that refuse to move or their system works fine with Windows 7.
SamuelL421
I'm all for this move, but it doesn't make any sense now with Win7 going EOL in January.
I don't imagine many outside of corporate/enterprise paying the extra fee for continued support through 2023.
fantaskarsef
Well, who's surprised at this point? Since they already released WOW on dx12 / win7 iirc, I mean.
Denial
H83
Chrysalis
its all as if Windows 8.1 doesnt exist.
Its newer than windows 7, yet it has no DX12 support that Win7 has.
slyphnier
https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america
win7 +20% strong in usa
well based various OS survey, win7 worldwide share still ~30%
by 2023 probably going less than ~20%?
btw my secondary rig also still in windows7 🙂
OOT speaking reliability, u guys loving windows10 lately patch quality ?
win7 since release rarely have issue with patch/update, well in my system/experience, i think i can count when i get some issues, but i lost count with win10 update-issue-news/report
also many people forced too or moving out just because "free" upgrade
even joke its not cool dude, racist joke = NG
Denial
vbetts
Moderator
Yeah...I'm gonna say that definitely was not a racist comment...So all good.
schmidtbag
Denial
Microsoft announced months ago they were working with Blizzard, among other companies, to bring DX12 to Windows 7. On the same day Blizzard released a statement that they were bringing DX12 to Windows 7 in World of Warcraft because it brings a large performance improvement to older/lower specced machines. World of Warcraft and all previous Warcraft properties (including the movie) do extremely well in China - a country where 400M people are still on Windows 7 and based on steam survey results are all running mid to low end systems in PC Cafes and such.
The whole EOL argument is irrelevant - 49% of computers in China ran Windows XP when it exited support in 2014 - they don't seem to really care about support.
Also Microsoft has been giving free copies of Windows 10 to all users, including pirated versions, since 2015 and they still haven't topped Windows 7 marketshare in the country.
Clanger
Ive chosen to go back to w7 on Coffee Lake. Its my choice, my money and because i can.
Venix
schmidtbag
asturur
i m 40, i m not attracted by the shiny new things and i love windows 7 and i would switch back today if it the hardware was well supported.
For who uses the pc like a complicated console, windows 7 is maybe better than win 10. At least it was snappier for me
slyphnier
Clanger
they are doing for reasons only known to them. move on.
i for one am happy intel supports w7 on H310C.
vbetts
Moderator
https://gs.statcounter.com/os-version-market-share/windows/desktop/china/2016
Windows 7 is right near 50% still, while Windows 10 is still 10% behind. That's why.
BLEH!
What's the point if they're killing it off in a few months?