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So the main problem Microsoft is having is poor third party support. Peripheral makers not updating drivers, though they had an unusually long period of time to do so. OEMs mislabeling laptops as Vista ready/capable/whatever when they clearly aren't.

How could MS have handled this better? Make drivers for every known product themselves? Micromanage Vista Ready certifications(that one seems plausible at least)?



> 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_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-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/buyor...




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