Quote Originally Posted by Mechromancer View Post
DX11's momentum is due to Windows 7's. Vista being a bad OS was overhyped and Windows 7 being a good OS has been (over)hyped to epic proportions. The regular, every-day Joe knows about Windows 7. My father asked me if he needed it and if all his old files would work with it the other day. If he knows, the most computer illiterate human being in the Western world must know about it. MS's intertia with this product is simply unstoppable. Unlike DX10, we will see DX11 dominate.
Thats good that your father asked about Windows7 but what did you tell him in regards to if/why he need it? Did he also ask if he needed a DX11 video card or if a 5770 or 5870 would be enough as well?

Windows7 is going to sell itself without any advertising, it is positioned to be the next mainstream OS regardless of choices.

So say a consumer says, I'm buying a new computer and I want the latest Windows7 OS, what is DX11 and why do I need it over the cheaper rig here without DX11 capabilities, will basic video be enough for browsing the net and using word.