"R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:O3KNFcfkIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> No, Microsoft doesn't write drivers for non-Microsoft hardware nor is
> it their responsibility. Windows is a platform, what you plug in or
> install
> on it is that vendor's responsibility. Drivers aren't just simple pieces
> of
> code and Vista fundamentally changes the structure or drivers. Vendors
> may decide that writing code for older products isn't cost effective and
> concentrate their efforts on newer products. There are an untold amounts
> of programs and hardware that will never be Vista compliant. Microsoft
> provided the APIs ( Application Programming Interface ) to vendors in
> advance of Vista's release so they could do the work necessary to have
> drivers ready. Unfortunately most didn't take advantage of that and you
> have the situation you find yourself in.
>
> Second only to "Reinstall", blaming another vendor is the most common
> reason given to customers who have software issues. It's easy to get a
> customer off the phone and hard for the customer to realize it's BS.
>
> "husky86" <husky86@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0B05ADBC-3F92-48A0-A871-615EA66A3B0F@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> If a particular driver for a particular piece of hardware is still not
>> available for Windows Vista, who ultimately is responsible for the
>> production
>> and distribution of that driver? Is it Microsoft or is it the hardware
>> manufacturer?
>>
>> I'm running Windows Vista Ultimate on a desktop system. Well over a year
>> after Vista's release, I still have at least three outstanding and major
>> driver issues. Each of the manufacturers, e.g. motherboard, network
>> card,
>> etc., tell me that Microsoft is responsible for producing/updating the
>> drivers.
>>
>> Is this true?[/color]
>
>[/color]


MS doesn't write drivers for MS hardware either. They had a tough time
getting Vista drivers for their own products.. :-)

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