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Why do game developers prefer Windows?

Is it that DirectX is easier or better than OpenGL, even if OpenGL is cross-platform? Why do we not see real powerful games for Linux like there are for Windows?
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Linux OpenGL programming, should I use GLX or any other?

I'm new to OpenGL and found that there are a lot of libraries to do that in C, and I also found that glx is most friendly with Linux X Server, I just want to do basic stuff, and I cannot find any ...
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2answers
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What is the relationship between OpenGL, GLX, DRI, and Mesa3D?

I am starting out doing some low-level 3D programming in Linux. I have a lot of experience using the higher level graphics API OpenInventor. I know it is not strictly necessary to be aware of how ...
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What is the current state of OpenGL & OpenCL? [closed]

I've just read this exchange with huge interest: Why do game developers prefer Windows? And now I'm worried about the current state and future of OpenGL & OpenCL, because I don't want history to ...