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GF is more than just a marginal amount of work above MA. For GF I am reworking our architecture to use the graphics hardware more because GF is much more demanding computationally. A side benefit is that MA will be able to run with much less of the CPU if the right graphics hardware is present, so those who use it as a desktop pattern will pay less of a penalty. This could also help Powerbook users keep the fan off. MA should also benefit in other ways.
GF also uses higher resolution textures, so the work for GF will enable us to do a high res MA with almost no (engineering) effort after GF is finished.
Mac users had to wait YEARS for MA. The wait for GF and follow on products will be much shorter and get shorter yet with each product.
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