HERE is the long-waited for and official list of applications deemed to be compatible with Vista. It's not a straightforward list. M$ grouped the applications by two categories - Certified for Windows Vista, and Works with Windows Vista. I guess we all will have to figure out what M$ is thinking. i_XpUser

not that i really care, but interestingly enough ... no products by adobe, mcafee symantec and of course the mozilla foundation to be found in that list LOL although they DO recommend symantec AV software with vista (McAfee notably absent again :-): http://www.microsoft.com/athome/sec... Today's subliminal thought is: 'Calm down ... it's only ones and zeros.'

Notice the following catch to the list: The information in this list is accurate as of noon on February 19, 2007. This list will be updated weekly. i_XpUser

"Applications that have EARNED ..." meaning what? we're open to bribes if you wish to read you name in next weeks list? Today's subliminal thought is: 'Calm down ... it's only ones and zeros.'

LOL M$ wish I'm dead :-) Be adviised that not all vendors are participating in M$ racket schemes. Quoted: M$'s Vista testing program, which vendors must pay to be a part of, ... They "were requesting certification from us" so they could "slap that sticker on the [retail] box," said Downs. Downs said the certification process was fairly rigorous and involved filling out a lengthy application that was double-checked by a third-party service, VeriTest, on behalf of Microsoft. The cost for testing ArcSoft's six applications was less than $10,000 each, Downs said. ArcSoft plans to have most of its applications tested. For others, ArcSoft plans to wait until the next update of the software before releasing and testing a Vista version. Microsoft said that getting certified will bring marketing benefits to software, such as a listing on Microsoft's Windows Marketplace site and the ability to use the logo on packaging and publicity materials. How much would that boost sales for a company like ArcSoft? "It's hard to tell," Downs said. Michael Silver, a Gartner Inc. analyst, said that because of the cost and time involved, a lot of vendors don't participate" in Microsoft's program. . i_XpUser

Auh if only Windows was open soruce..... AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ OC 2.7ghz 2GB Dual Channel DDR 3200 Nvidia 7900GT SATA II 2x 300gig 7200rpm 16mb cache RAID-0+1 Gigabyte Nforce 4 SLI

in a nutshell: they're NUTS! Today's subliminal thought is: 'Calm down ... it's only ones and zeros.'