Quote Originally Posted by nihil
Ah!


Because it is a complaint, and the question is who is responsible?
It's a complaint that both you and I agree is unfounded and should have been addressed by the user... It's like buying a house and then having a home inspection done...

You cannot expect the peripheral manufacturers to write drivers and management software for equipment that was purchased BEFORE an operating system was launched, unless they specifically stated that the new OS would be supported when it was released.
I concur 100%, and the article you posted was people complaining about that... So let's solve this aspect of it.. The people complaining are IT illiterate with no clue and therefore no right to complain on this issue. There point is moot and 100% invalid. They bought a car that ran on propane, moved to a small town and are upset that the local gas station only sells gas.


Micro$oft are the ones who will make the money out of Vista (they hope). The OEMs and peripheral manufacturers have their own agenda for faster chips, cards and so on to stimulate their business. The actual operating system is not so important to them unless:

1. It renders their current product lines and stocks obsolete, leaving them and their retailers holding the baby.

2. It forces people to upgrade from an old product to a current one that they already manufacture.
I think your statement here is flawed... Everyone make money out of Vista...

-- Microsoft for sales
-- OEMs will make money by selling new computers with Vista pre-installed to people who feel they need a new computer
-- Stores will make money off sales of Vista (mark-up always exists, no matter how small)
-- Computer Service Centers will make money by migrating people from XP to Vista.
-- Computer Technicians will make money in house calls because people don't get how things work in Vista.


For Microsoft to roll Vista out successfully they needed to consider:

1. New machines.
2. Upgraded machines.
3. Corporate licence customers.
4. Public licence customers.
5. OEM and peripheral vendors
6. The marketplace.
I don't think Microsoft has to consider anybody... The operating system is the core of the computer... When making a purchase the entire purchase revolves around the operating system.

Let's say I'm a Gamer... You would think that games would drive my purchase.. but not necessarily... I have to consider if I want DX10 Gaming or not. If I do.. I need Vista.. if not, I probably am fine with XP. Now I can decide what system to buy and adjust my specs.

Let's say I'm a total open source geek... I want to run Linux... now I have to select hardware that will run in Linux (example: with the ATI HD 2400XT, the linux driver doesn't support rotating the display 90 degrees).

Let's say I want OS X... now I know I need to buy a Mac...


I was working on a Vista installation the other day. Getting legacy peripherals to work I attached one and it found the new hardware, could not instal it.......... then offered to go to the Manufacturer's site on the web to try to find a driver......................

It seems that MS OSes don't ship with generic driver support for legacy equipment like they used to.
Vista still has plenty of generic driver support... but it's limited... everything was a total rewrite.. Why should Microsoft waste their time rewriting drivers for hardware when the Vendor isn't willing to support it?