The EM Poll

XP and Audio

Nov 1, 2003 12:00 PM, By Daniel Keller

           

It seems like only yesterday that Microsoft rolled out Windows XP, with the requisite hype, to an understandably skeptical public. For many people, XP appeared to be little more than the latest in a seemingly endless procession of face-lifts (beginning with Windows 95) that were more marketing than substance. For audio users in particular, the Windows operating system had yet to address the core-level issues of stability and performance that had long kept the PC out of the professional arena.

But this time Microsoft had the good sense to rebuild Windows at the core level, based on something different — something that worked. Microsoft's own NT kernel, proven in business-critical applications, had been “married” to a user-friendly Windows-style GUI (graphical user interface), and thus reengineered for public consumption.

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