Vista Compatibility: What? When? Where?
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Microsoft is launching a Windows Vista compatibility center in beta? Seventeen months after Vista shipped everywhere?
Oh, yeah, and the Windows Vista Compatibility Center is one of the big announcements from Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference in Houston. Isn't this the kind of thing you do before an operating system ships? Release compatibility tools for real, not in beta?
I planned to write about what's in the beta. But I went to the Windows Vista Compatibility Center and all I got was this lousy screenshot (see below). That sounds like a T-Shirt slogan, doesn't it? There's nothing there. Poof. Pure vaporware.
Geez Louise, Microsoft, you can't change negative Vista perceptions like this. You can't announce a new tool, even in beta, but then instruct people to "please check back soon."
From Microsoft's press release: "Through this new compatibility tool, Microsoft will work to solicit continuous feedback from consumers and partners to ensure that their purchase and adoption experience remains positive long after their migration to Windows Vista."
Blah, blah, blah. How about giving customers a little confidence and satisfaction before they switch to Vista rather than find that their favorite game or needed application doesn't run?
Break my broomsticks, Vista compatibility problems really frustrate people. I've got a friend who does Japanese translation for a camera manufacturer. He bought a new notebook with Windows Vista, only to find the translation software is incompatible with the operating system. Solution: He went to Fry's Electronics and bought Windows XP. He has no Vista experience for which to remain positive. Vista isn't even an option.
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Comments(8)
if there are technical incompatibilities, then you can't do anything about it.
but sometimes all it takes is to change one little setting in the game/program to
make it work in vista. the problem is too many people know too little about this kinda
stuff to know how to approach it. should they even need to concern themselves with these
trivialities? i think so, because software is complex enough as it is. and to get
compatibility with a single settings change is easy enough!
funny, every game and application i have works with vista.
i've seen many programs that work fine with xp pro but just don't run in vista.
unfortunately vista is poorly designed and wasn't thought out as well as it shouldve
been.
well actually no vista is very well designed and is pretty capable, the software you are
trying to run must be some piece of junk
i am a tech. you can not just dump and say software is junk. maybe you are rich but most
of my clients have quickbooks or other older software that they can not all just run out
and buy new. sure you can try to run them in win2000 or xp "mode" under vista, but why
should you have to. this has it's own issues. none with xp. sorry world!
saya penasaran ama windows vista.kemarin saya tanya ama boss saya.windows vista bisa kita
instal dengan ram berapa.boss saya menjawab ram 1 gb.saya menjadi ciut tapi mendengar
kabar ini saya agak sedikit lega tapi setelah saya pikir kembali apa mungkin....
saya ingin mencobanya dulu.
gbu
most people who come here are beyond proficiency in being "tech". you have not
established any credibility (probably lost some) saying that.
technology must
move forward, compatibility is a privilege not a right.
you haven't forgotten about vista upgrade advisor, have you?
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By yoyoma on 09.07.2008 - 02:07