Direct2D is a hardware-accelerated, immediate-mode, 2D graphics API that provides high performance and high-quality rendering for 2-D geometry, bitmaps,
and text. The Direct2D API is designed to interoperate well with GDI, GDI+, and Direct3D.
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i just installed Windows 7 on my PC. i just hope that it is as stable as Windows XP.