>Jeff, I'm afraid you've missed earlier evidence of this. While he has now >blasts Vista for jumping through hoops to support old apps, not so long ago >he blasted it for breaking old apps. It's difficult to take this very >seriously.
You have poor memory. My complaint was about device drivers, not software. I may or may not complain about support for software. It all depends on how the transition gets managed. For example, Apple started making changes in OS 8 and OS 9 in preparation for the transition to OS X. Back then the changes were optional. They provided a path for developers to follow to get them closer to where they needed to be when these changes were no longer optional. When OS X arrived Apple provided a transitional crutch API, again to make it easier to transition. Apple also provided a parallel operating environment (Classic) to support applications that did not convert. Apple, a much smaller company than MS, made a 10 year effort to facilitate a transition. Has MS done anything like this? ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
