Thursday, November 6, 2008

Microsoft Begs Hardware Makers To Take Support Seriously

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday November 05, @11:32PM

from the cry-me-a-river dept.
MicrosoftWindowsHardware
Banana ricotta pancakes writes"Microsoft has confirmed that there will be a widespread public beta of Windows 7 in early 2009, while urging device manufacturers to start immediate testing with its pre-beta release to avoid the widespread hardware compatibility problems that contributed so much to the negative perception of Vista. 'There is not another WinHEC planned before Windows 7 is released,' Microsoft has warned them. Better hope that testing goes well."