Built-In Vista Games Feel Sluggish

The night of the Vista retail release I went around a well-known computer
store trying out Vista on several desktop and laptop computers including a
high-end Core 2 Duo machine with 2GB of RAM and 512MB video RAM and even
tried a 64-bit PC.

Among other things I played built-in games like FreeCell and Hearts. To my
surprise the games felt sluggish on all these PC's. Most likely developers
have throttled back display animation so you can see card movements more
clearly on modern super-fast processors. The new timing forces you to wait a
couple seconds (it feels like an eternity) for the computer to deal the next
hand, etc. The effect is highly annoying for those of us who are accustomed
to absent-mindedly blazing through games as fast as we can click.

This will probably annoy the "silent majority" that uses Windows mainly for
things other than games, but frequently open FreeCell or Hearts for quick
entertainment when bored, waiting for something to finish, etc. (Now I
proclaim to be the spokesperson for this silent majority. The tactic works in
politics...might as well try it here right? ;-)