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P3ps1 Max
Deaths Consortium
Pandemic Horde
#1 - 2015-07-27 13:56:08 UTC
I was wondering with the rollout of Windows 10 in a couple of days and Windows XP no longer being supported by Microsoft, will EVE's minimum specs change from Windows XP to something else?

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Jenshae Chiroptera
#2 - 2015-07-27 14:35:54 UTC
Don't give them ideas.
The more machines that EVE runs on the more alts and players we can have, which means more income for CCP.

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Jonah Gravenstein
Machiavellian Space Bastards
#3 - 2015-07-27 15:26:55 UTC
They'll probably up the specs to Vista/7 or above when XP becomes a security liability or is holding back development.
The fact that CCP are still supporting an operating system that is 14 years old and predates Eve is surprising in itself tbh.

On a side note Microsoft are continuing to support XP to a degree, extended support to business is going to be a huge cash cow for a couple of years. Many official bodies and businesses still use it, mainly due to budgetary constraints or legacy specialist software; some internal applications require IE 6 functionality and require recoding for other windows editions, the cost of replacing vast amounts of hardware etc are all examples of this.

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Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
#4 - 2015-07-27 15:31:36 UTC
Jonah Gravenstein wrote:
They'll probably up the specs to Vista/7 or above when XP becomes a security liability or is holding back development.

So, it's bound to happen some time in 2003 or so? P
Sobaan Tali
Caldari Quick Reaction Force
#5 - 2015-07-27 15:53:01 UTC
Ugh..."Vista".

How I have learned to hate the freakin word. No other OS felt so damn broken and stupid. I doubt 10 could be that bad...hopefully.

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Jonah Gravenstein
Machiavellian Space Bastards
#6 - 2015-07-27 16:22:45 UTC
Sobaan Tali wrote:
Ugh..."Vista".

How I have learned to hate the freakin word. No other OS felt so damn broken and stupid. I doubt 10 could be that bad...hopefully.
Somebody never used Windows ME.

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Tau Cabalander
Retirement Retreat
Working Stiffs
#7 - 2015-07-27 17:22:47 UTC  |  Edited by: Tau Cabalander
Sobaan Tali wrote:
Ugh..."Vista".

How I have learned to hate the freakin word. No other OS felt so damn broken and stupid. I doubt 10 could be that bad...hopefully.

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Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
#8 - 2015-07-27 23:04:40 UTC  |  Edited by: Cancel Align NOW
Sobaan Tali wrote:
Ugh..."Vista".

How I have learned to hate the freakin word. No other OS felt so damn broken and stupid. I doubt 10 could be that bad...hopefully.


millennium

Edit damn you jonah
Kimmi Chan
Tastes Like Purple
#9 - 2015-07-28 00:10:03 UTC
Jonah Gravenstein wrote:
They'll probably up the specs to Vista/7 or above when XP becomes a security liability or is holding back development.
The fact that CCP are still supporting an operating system that is 14 years old and predates Eve is surprising in itself tbh.

On a side note Microsoft are continuing to support XP to a degree, extended support to business is going to be a huge cash cow for a couple of years. Many official bodies and businesses still use it, mainly due to budgetary constraints or legacy specialist software; some internal applications require IE 6 functionality and require recoding for other windows editions, the cost of replacing vast amounts of hardware etc are all examples of this.


WinXP is a support nightmare. Because of it's security vulnerabilities, we've had to firewall all existing XP boxes to isolate them from the rest of the network. Developers and Software Engineers knew this was coming but dragged their feet re-coding for it. It's just a damned pain in the ass.

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Jenshae Chiroptera
#10 - 2015-07-28 00:14:18 UTC  |  Edited by: Jenshae Chiroptera
Kimmi Chan wrote:
... WinXP is a support nightmare. ...
Anyone else noticed how the last few patches to Microsoft stuff tend to make them worse or broken? Right from PC operating systems to phones and Xbox updates.

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Cypherous
Liberty Rogues
Aprilon Dynasty
#11 - 2015-07-28 01:31:39 UTC
Sobaan Tali wrote:
Ugh..."Vista".

How I have learned to hate the freakin word. No other OS felt so damn broken and stupid. I doubt 10 could be that bad...hopefully.


Yet vista saved people from the joys that was EVE eating the boot.ini file way back when :P
Hadrian Blackstone
Yamato Holdings
#12 - 2015-07-28 14:00:04 UTC
Still have XP baby. Holding on to the bitter end...until the new computer arrives