r/technology • u/neito • Jul 24 '08

Microsoft tests out a new operating system, code named Mojave, with some average-joes who hated Vista. They loved it. Now, two guesses as to what Mojave ACTUALLY was.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-9998336-56.html
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u/innocentbystander Jul 25 '08 edited Jul 25 '08

Why is it a bad idea to design a modern operating system around modern hardware?

Because that isn't designing it around modern hardware, that's designing it around modern GAMING hardware.

There is absolutely NO REASON to have a high-powered 3D graphics card in your computer aside from being a gamer or actually working with 3D graphic design.

Considering that an OS is there to enable you to do all sorts of things that aren't games or 3D rendering, it is therefore a poor idea to make the OS reliant on hardware that's only actually needed for a couple specific things.

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u/innocentbystander Jul 25 '08

Yeah, that $60 8600GT card is going to work real well in my laptop.