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800 Bug-Free Vista Applications
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800 Bug-Free Vista Applications
Microsoft has released a list of 800 applications it has officially verified to run bug-free on Windows Vista. The list is notable for both its brevity and the absence of many applications popular on Windows XP, although Microsoft and analysts said that the majority of XP software can run, albeit with hiccups, on Vista.
Popular Windows software that is conspicuously missing from Microsoft's list includes Adobe's entire line of graphics and multimedia software, Symantec's security products, as well as Mozilla’s Firefox web browser, Skype's voice-over-IP software and the OpenOffice.org alternative to Microsoft Office.
Software that has been tested as part of Microsoft's Vista certification programme to run on all 32- and 64-bit versions of Vista include CorelDraw and WordPerfect from Corel, PowerDVD from Cyberlink, Nero 7 Premium, Trend Micro AntiVirus and PC-Cillin, AutoCad 2008, QuickBooks 2007 from Intuit, Microsoft Office 2007 and many other Microsoft applications. In addition, Google's Desktop Search and its Toolbar for Internet Explorer have earned Microsoft's approval.
Windows' extensive software ecosystem has long been one of the operating system's chief attractions. But Vista's long beta programme last year allowed users to start compiling their own lists of applications that they claimed were broken or problematic on Vista.
Many of those were graphics-intensive games, which was the result of a new rendering engine, DirectX 10, introduced for Vista. But there are also a number of business and utility applications that have not been updated to ensure Vista compatibility. For instance, the latest version of Skype doesn't work on Vista. Firefox does work, though Mozilla has documented known issues.
Most of Adobe's multimedia software won't be officially supported for Vista until the middle of this year, though many applications can run today with minor problems.Adobe, which will face competition from Microsoft this year when Microsoft releases its Expression suite of graphics and multimedia design tools, did not immediately return a request to comment. Symantec is already facing similar competition from Microsoft, which released its Windows OneCare security suite last year.
In statements on its website aimed at business and home users, Symantec said some of its software, such as Norton AntiVirus 2007, already works with Vista. Other Symantec software, such as Ghost 12, won't be ready until mid-April.
Microsoft's Vista testing programme, which vendors must pay to be a part of, has two levels: software that is "certified for Windows Vista" and software that "works with Windows Vista”. At the moment, 108 applications have been certified, while 683 have been awarded the "works with" distinction.
Microsoft said that getting certified will bring marketing benefits to software, such as a listing on Microsoft's Windows Marketplace site in the US and the ability to use the logo on packaging and publicity materials.
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TiggerK
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24th February 2007, 10:35 PM
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Re: 800 Bug-Free Vista Applications
Hmm, well where do we go from here...
sorry, brief rant.... 
I'm sick of people coming into my shop saying "oh, no way I'm getting Vista for at least a year or two, it's full of bugs, my friend (who works in IT) says that Vista is crap."
Arrgghhh. OK, it still has work to do, and apps and driver companies certainly need to catch up, but at the risk of seeming like an MSboy, I think Vista is good. OK, so they could have done better (yeah really??  Of course, would everyone ever be happy?? NO.), but it's a good O/S that means well, and from what I can see so far, does the job for the majority of people very well indeed, and I've yet to see it 'crash'. In general, It's NOT BUGGY.
So I say 'Well done MS, 4 out of 5'. But hey, you're huge, so listen to the people, be daring, and lets make SP1 a real beauty, and wow, it may even include some innovation, what have you really got to lose??
And I've been using the latest version of Skype without an issue for months on Vista, not compatible, crap, it works fine. What planet are they on??
Cheers
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By
gem
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15th March 2007, 11:26 AM
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Re: 800 Bug-Free Vista Applications
[quote=TiggerK;127733]Hmm, well where do we go from here...
sorry, brief rant....
I'm sick of people coming into my shop saying "oh, no way I'm getting Vista for at least a year or two, it's full of bugs, my friend (who works in IT) says that Vista is crap."
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Yes, I remember when all the other OS's of Billie Bob Boi Gates windows systems came out and like allways, many people complained and a few early people adapt streight away.
However, like history has shown, they too eventually upgrade dispite all the bugs all his systems still have.
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davidgol
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15th March 2007, 02:23 PM
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Re: 800 Bug-Free Vista Applications
I'm with TiggerK. I've been running Vista for months now and it's a massive improvement over WinXP.
It seems that MS has put in more fixes than features this time. Ironic that they are getting blasted in the market because it supposedly has 'not much more to offer than XP' when the biggest things they worked on (stability and security) are the two biggest gripes that people have with XP. Some people are never happy.
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warren13
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16th March 2007, 12:07 AM
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