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> Peripheral makers not updating drivers, though they had an unusually long period of time to do so. Not so, according to Dell: http://www.nytimes.com/idg/IDG
by DougBTX 19y ago
> Peripheral makers not updating drivers, though they had an unusually long period of time to do so.
Not so, according to Dell:
http://www.nytimes.com/idg/IDG_002570DE00740E18002573FE006B7266.html?ref=technology http://www.nytimes.com/idg/IDG_002570DE00740E18002573FE006B7...
They might have had a lot of time, but looks like the goal posts moved very late in the game.
> OEMs mislabeling laptops as Vista ready/capable/whatever when they clearly aren't.
OEMs don't set the standards, Microsoft lowered them.
See: http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080305-the-vista-capable-debacle-intel-pushes-microsoft-bends.html http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080305-the-vista-capa...
> Micromanage Vista Ready certifications
RTFA, Microsoft dumped "Vista Ready" and replaced it with "Vista Capable", which will just "run these core experiences at a minimum."
See: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/capable.mspx http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyor...