Re: [MLUG] Linux beats Vista for running Windows games?!

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Sun, 3 Feb 2008, Raymond Myers wrote:

> As I say, he's cherry-picking -- in other words mostly picking games 
> that have better wine than the average modern game. It would be just as 
> easy, if not easier to come up with a list of 10 games that work with 
> Vista and not wine.
>
> I'm [not] calling anyone a liar. The author of the article admits that 
> it is biased and unscientific. The fact that this comparison is even 
> possible says a lot against Vista, though. (and a lot for wine!)

You are correct, but unfortunately we can't tell to what degree he was 
cherry picking because he doesn't tell us what he left off.

He said that he was noticing that a bunch of his games written for XP 
wouldn't run under Vista, but they did run under Linux with Wine.  He gave 
a list of those.  It would have been even more interesting to see his 
other games and how they did with Vista and Wine, but he is trying to 
focus on the fact that Linux/Wine sometimes does better with XP games than 
Vista does.  It is interesting that Linux/Wine sometimes does better than 
Vista.  So XP users who own games and are now stuck with Vista should give 
Linux and Wine a try.

Mike

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