Re: Microsofts responsability ?

"crazy carma" <crazycarma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> If microsoft is always coming out with new versions of their operating
> system

They've not released a desktop OS for over 4 years!

> ,should they not also be responable to make them compatable with all
> previous
> versions ?

No it's down to people who make the software to ensure compatibility. It's
not up to the car manufacturer to make sure the 3rd party seat covers, funky
neon lights etc from your old car still fit.

> How hard could it be for them ?

Actually it's extremely hard. And they're one of the few companies that
spend a lot of time on it. Compare them to their competition. Linux
requires a near constant juggle of different version numbers to get things
to work properly and Apple practically burnt all compatibility with OS X and
cause problems even in their yearly re-releases.

And I'm still running games from when I was a kid on Windows.

> At the very least they should provide us with a patch program or something
> to fix these
> problems . I wonder if billy boy will ever read this ? Ya , and in a
> perfect world .......

I'm sure "Billy Boy" has given the Windows team a huge grilling over
compatibility many a time.

> I wonder where their complaint department is ?

Since you probably got Windows with your computer it's who manufactured the
computer.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.windowsresource.net/

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