> [Win32] Drop DirectX 8 support and add DirectX 10 (and possibly even DirectX 11.x) - > Granted, this will require a switch from DirectInput to XInput (for gamepads and > joysticks) and the Windows message loop (for keyboards), but it removes one last > vestigal reason to support Windows 9X/ME/2000, it will get us in line for the end of > support for Windows XP in April 2014, and it will allow Direct2D support
Why does it matter about the lack of Microsoft's support for Windows XP? Just because Microsoft drop support for XP doesn't mean that everyone will stop using it between now and April 2014, it isn't like the old days where Windows 98 really was outdated, bug-ridden and with severe limitations when it came to modern software.
Also, MAME cabinet owners might get shitty if they have to pull everything out and/or reinstall another OS just because their newly updated MAME crashes on load or errors out back to the desktop (in fact, they are probably more likely to just revert to the last version which worked with XP - assuming the up-to-date ones and not that cobweb-ridden Slot 1 (Pentium 2/3) board running DOS MAME and a handful of "golden era" games).
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