> 25%, 10%... still significant number. As long as it doesn't interfere with MAME's > progress, I'd never want to rip the joystick out of someone's hands and the joy and > happiness that goes along with it.... whether it be 25% or 10%.
XP will never get new DirectX. Being limited to using ancient DirectX will become problematic eventually. XP users at this point are consciously opting out of progress with their OS, so they shouldn't be too worried about missing out on progress in other areas.