Vista or XP, they both support WPF. The catch is: for the resolution independence to really work, your system-wide DPI MUST match your display's actual DPI, and you need to run your display in it's native resolution. If ithe DPI smaller, things appear smaller than intended and vise versa. So in...
Their availability is good in Finland. Not many stores have them, but it certainly is available. Just ordered mine last sunday, should be getting it tomorrow.
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btw, my previous monitors are 2x IBM G74 17" CRT, 1024x768. For some reason I decided that buying a new display wasn't worth it...
Well, if you're talking about WPF specifically, it's not a broken promise. WPF is designed resolution-independence in mind. The problem is that most of todays applications are not written with WPF, so the changes it brings will be quite slow. Most companies are also used to developing their...