Headlines - Intel announces draft specification for USB 3.0

[HEXUS]

The next generation of high speed transfer technology has come one step closer to reality.

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[TooNice]

I welcome progress, though I would prefer it for most future device to go Wireless USB.

[ionicle]

this is good

[xexus]

This will be good if Intel and Microsoft get the details right.

When M$ say "Microsoft intends to deliver Windows support for hardware that is compliant with the xHCI specification", does that include XP?

[Funkstar]

This will be good if Intel and Microsoft get the details right.

When M$ say "Microsoft intends to deliver Windows support for hardware that is compliant with the xHCI specification", does that include XP?

As we have seen the last service pack for XP and MS have stopped selling it to major system builders, i doubt very much you will see MS support for USB3 in XP. Especially as it is going to be a long time before the spec is official and you start to see hardware that actually uses the new interface.

It might happen though, you never know, I just wouldn't bank on it.

[xexus]

As we have seen the last service pack for XP and MS have stopped selling it to major system builders, i doubt very much you will see MS support for USB3 in XP. Especially as it is going to be a long time before the spec is official and you start to see hardware that actually uses the new interface.

It might happen though, you never know, I just wouldn't bank on it.

That’s my point, even if M$ get the details right, it will only apply to their latest operating system, which may be Windows 7 by that time.