Thu 22 Feb 2007
Microsoft “Vista Approved” Applications
Posted by Jake Carey-Rand under IV General Posts, Microsoft, Software, Technology Planning, Technology Upgrades, Vista
Microsoft announced today its list of 800 “Vista Approved” third-party applications. Some items not listed on this list may still work, however good luck getting any support from Microsoft on their compatibility. You can view the full list and announcement here.
However, please note some of the more important omissions from this list. According to computerworld.com, “Popular Windows software that is conspicuously missing from Microsoft’s list includes Adobe Systems Inc.’s entire line of graphics and multimedia software, Symantec Corp.’s security products, as well as the Mozilla Foundation’s open-source Firefox Web browser, Skype Ltd.’s free voice-over-IP software and the OpenOffice.org alternative to Microsoft Office.”
Some of the more common applications listed to work as “bug-free” with Windows Vista “include CorelDraw and WordPerfect from Corel Corp., PowerDVD from Cyberlink, Nero 7 Premium, Trend Micro AntiVirus and PC-Cillin, AutoCad 2008, QuickBooks 2007 from Intuit Inc., Microsoft Office 2007 and many other Microsoft applications.”
The computerworld.com article is a great resource for specifics, but again my advice is to wait, wait and wait to migrate to Vista. Again, the question remains: What reasons are there to upgrade and do these reasons tell a compelling enough story to make you restock your collection of Tums?!?
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