"will_s" <noonehome@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:47eedabf$0$16837$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...[color=blue]
> and Vendors use this as a golden opportunity to force users to upgrade
> their hardware
>
> but saying this Microsoft could have done more in advising users that
> there was quite a bit of hardware that wouldn't work with Vista
>
> but saying this ( sounds familiar ) in the end its up to the end user to
> get of his butt and do some research before upgrading / purchasing a new
> O/S
>
>
>
> "R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> news:O3KNFcfkIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> 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=darkred]
>>> 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]
>[/color]


MS is in no better position to know what will and won't work ultimately..

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