Jay Point taken.
Gunnar Ekblad Kontema IT AB Hästholmsvägen 32 131 30 Nacka Sweden -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Från: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] För Jay Ward Skickat: den 2 oktober 2008 04:55 Till: RBASE-L Mailing List Ämne: [RBASE-L] - Somewhat off list topic -- Vista The last few items on the list have been about DOS and Vista compatibility so I have a few questions for the group. 1. We accept the fact that 7.5 has gone away since a majority of us are using 7.5. Why cant we accept the fact that Microsoft should not go back for generations and create as much compatibility as possible? 2. Mac is a great system but compatibility isnt always there. Why should Microsoft create compatibility? I ask these questions for several reasons. On Dec. 17 the formal beta for Win 7 is now due and it seems to be a good date. When the beta for Vista came out it ran fast, booted in under 15 seconds (64-bit version) and basically had no drivers. Over 2MM lines of code later we have Vista SP1 and we all complain about it. What would happen if Microsoft released Win 7 as incompatible but fast and solid, which I think Vista is? Would we accept it. We are all caught in looking backward and not keeping up at times. MAC has somewhere in the neighborhood of 1000 drivers. Vista is now up beyond 30,000 drivers to stay compatible. Do you think it is time to redo the system and make it small, fast and stable regardless? I only ask these questions since I will have Win 7 on the 18th of December if the date holds as I think it will and I do have some input into their planning. What say you?
