I knew it was true. Thanks for confirming that.
civileme wrote:
>
> On Wednesday 06 December 2000 18:46, you wrote:
> > On Tuesday 05 December 2000 05:34 pm, Romanator wrote:
> > > Hey Tom,
> > >
> > > Is it true about hardware providers paying fees to M$ so that Windows
> > > supports or approves their hardware? In other words, no fee - no
> > > drivers. Have you ever heard about this? I just wanted to clear that
> > > up.
> >
> > I have no idea, and I've never heard that.
>
> Yes, it is true. A fee is paid to Microsoft for testing the driver with
> windows and a seal is received thereafter which the manufacturer can affix to
> the package of his product.
>
> Some manufacturers write their own drivers and do not pay the fee or affix
> the sticker. On Microsoft's web site you will find those "third-party
> drivers" listred as a cause of crashes.
>
> Civileme
