Looks like Microsoft is serious about this Windows 7 thing. Starting Monday, hardware makers will have to make their drivers compatible with Windows 7 as well as Vista to get that coveted “Certified for Windows Vista” badge on their gear. Seems kind of unnecessary right now, since 7 won’t be out for another couple years, but I guess they don’t want a repeat of the XP/Vista driver debacle.
I’m more surprised that they have a build of 7 that the hardware testers can use to certify their stuff. We all saw the Windows 7 video last week, but is the OS really complete enough at this point that display drivers can be written for it?
Luckily, that’s not really my problem.
I am happy everyday that I didn’t bother upgrading… I get to skip Vista for something that will really be (hopefully) really worth upgrading!
Jon
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Could this mean that the descendant of Vista is going to appear sooner?
Vista is not directly my problem (i upgraded to Ubuntu and the machines i give support to are XP anyways) but how can I explain to the uneducated user the truth, that basically Microsoft let them down.
Can we apply the lemon law for automobiles to Vista. Will Microsoft make it right for the thousands who bought Vista and give then a break or allow them to upgrade for free to “7″. Time will tell. I guess if they do not then it might be a good time for a new operating system other that windows. That’s all I got to say about that!