The Khronos Group has released the specification for OpenGL 4.1. They claim this release surpasses Microsoft's Direct3D. However, Ars Technica says "Whether this truly constitutes a leapfrogging of Direct3D 11 is not obvious."

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If it does, then this could be good news for game developers, everywhere, as MS has enjoyed a substantial lead for game graphics with D3D. If nothing else, it may spur Redmond to push a little faster; they've gotten a bit lazy.