From: NSpamPlease_rodney1@bellsouth.net   
      
   "Delfo Perozziello"  wrote:   
      
   > And can we tell at our customer that ours application work well only on   
   > xpsp2 ??   
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   If you do, it will be the beginning of the end of your application.   
   Customers who get that response from software vendors will immediately begin   
   looking for a solution.... one that will run (without issues) on the most   
   current OS.    I know....  I've sold DOS only applications all the way up to   
   Windows 2000.  By this time, new customers were simply saying no to DOS only   
   applications and existing customers were saying that if the application was   
   not updated to run on the most current OS, they were going to shop around   
   for something that does.... and they did.   
      
   Hopefully, there will be an answer to the current Paradox/Vista issues.   
   Either through our own collective efforts, Corel or MS.... or some   
   combination of the same.   I think I remember reading somewhere that Corel   
   was going to release an updated Vista compatible version of Paradox... but   
   this means that Paradox developers who "prefer" an earlier version of   
   Paradox (for what ever reason) will be forced to migrate to the newer   
   version.   
      
   Paradox is by far, not the only software being impacted by Vista.  If enough   
   complaints are heard by MS, possibly a new Service Pack release will correct   
   many, if not all, of these issues.   
      
   But I do remember reading, a while ago,  about how MS has historically spent   
   a lot of money in an effort to keep their new OS's as backward compatible as   
   possible and the man who was the driving force behind this core philosophy   
   had left MS (retired).... the new guy in charge didn't share his same   
   philosophy and did not want to spend the required resources to keep newer MS   
   OS's "as compatible" with older legacy applications.  As I recall, he wanted   
   to "move on" and abandon the code that allowed for all the compatibility   
   because it added to the size of the OS, added complex problems involving   
   security and bugs... and it slowed the OS performance.   By ignoring   
   backward compatibility, he was essentially saying, here is where we're   
   going... if you don't come with us, you will be left behind.... period.   
   That means that every time MS comes out with a new OS, developers will be   
   looking at some serious and costly re-writes.... and having to support   
   several different versions of their own applications... one for each MS OS   
   Version.   I think this is a big mistake for MS.... especially when there   
   are so many viable alternatives to MS OS's which are finally gaining   
   widespread acceptance in the industry.   
      
   Hopefully, the combination of a loud cry of foul from the public and slow   
   Vista sales will be enough of a wake up call to cause MS to take another   
   look at this new direction and correct it.   
      
      
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