That is a good point. If Opera is choosing to avoid recalculation if there is no horizontal change because of speed concers, the savings would probably be negligible. I think trading accuracy for speed (when accuracy is attainable) is a poor decision, so there has to be another reason that Opera is avoiding the recalc. Maybe it is just an oversight, and not an intentional tradeoff.

Personally, I resize my browser windows relatively often to test how the copy flows with different sizes and resize events. I would most likely need to resize my windows several times a second to see any measurable performance issue.

So... Opera chooses not to recalculate the height data on a vertical resize because the assumption is that the viewport just needs to adjust its clipping on the already-rendered page (showing less or more) -- the second assumption being that vertical resizes don't force a reflow. I wonder how rendering performance would be affected if the recalc occurred on all resizes.

I used mouse gestures with MyIE/Maxthon and absolutely loved them, but I had to wean myself off of them because the other programs I used didn't support the gestures. The gestures had become so natural that it was difficult for me to switch them "off" when I switched contexts.

Could Microsoft be trying to extricate itself from the relationships it has with hardware vendors? I read a quote a couple years ago from a Microsoft engineer that said something to the effect of, "Microsoft could make their OS a ton faster on older hardware, but because of relationships with hardware manufacturers like Intel, HP and Dell, they can't."

(I don't recall the source, so I'm relying on the /. collective to remember or set me straight)

If Microsoft is free to make the best OS they possibly can, where does that leave the hardware manufacturers? If the demand for new hardware diminishes because the new OS runs as well or better on your existing hardware, what will happen?

The enthusiast markets will still need to purchase high-end hardware, although we might see an increase in price on the high-end items.

Now, if Microsoft is left to make the best OS they can, there's no guarantee they will. OEM sales are where they make the most of their OS sales (I'm assuming), but if they can market a bigger, better, faster product, I think they'll see a lot more upgrade sales.

I simply can't remember what names equal what versions anymore. I guess for people that only deal with Ubuntu, that's all you know, so you remember the names. I had this problem with debian as well: which one was the newer distro, ham or potato? Whatever happened to plain old numbers?

The problem with listening to discussion forums is the people there represent what is called the "Vocal Minority." People with problems and complaints are more likely to be vocal about them than are people who are content with things the way they are. That is why you tend to see a lot more "BLIZ U SUC I QUIT!" posts than "This is the best game I have ever played please dont change anything." posts.

That means nothing to Microsoft. They're concerned with MAKING MONEY. The copies of Windows 2000 that you own aren't making them any money, so they need you to buy the next version.

They don't need to talk you into upgrading now. When it's time to upgrade your PC, you'll be forced into XP or whatever is next, because Win2K won't be available anymore.