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When Vista (
http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Ha...li_crossfire/#) arrived, Microsoft (
http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Ha...li_crossfire/#) heavily promoted the benefits the new OS would bring gamers. Gaming was to be an important facet of the new operating system's design -- not added on as an afterthought. A shortcut to a 'Games' folder was added, by default, to Vista's start menu -- right beside music, pictures and documents. The 'Games for Windows' campaign and website was launched to promote Vista as a powerful gaming platform. DX10 was made exclusively for Vista -- forcing all gamers wanting to experience the new API to upgrade to new video cards, and embrace the new OS.
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