« Wish List | Main | How I Spent My Summer Vacation »

What Would Bill Gates Do?

This morning I was talking to a customer about an obscure set of protocols and routines known as an Application Program Interface (API).

We use API’s so third party software like Symantec works more efficiently with an operating system like MS Windows. Symantec’s NetBackup product consists of many underlying services. The API’s give us a set of calling conventions to define how a service works with the operating system.

Important stuff, but not something we talk about every day.

This led to discussion about the wonders of MS Vista. The customer said that they had found 35 incompatibilities between their existing software and Vista. That’s probably an unfair number to lay at the door of Microsoft. Vista has been available to developers for a long time. My guess is that many of those 35 incompatibilities were either old products no longer supported by the vendor or there was some other technical issue looming in the background.

I have a home network that supports both XP and Vista PC’s. I had to upgrade the firmware in the wireless router to get it to play nice (most of the time) with both operating systems. I could probably find 35 incompatibilities between the software on my youngest son’s computer and Vista. I doubt that Deer Hunter 2001 edition will be upgraded to Vista anytime soon.

I wonder what Bill Gates does about the incompatibilities (I am really getting tired of typing this word, how do you turn on the auto complete function in Office?) at his home? Do you suppose he is even aware that Joe IT Lunch Bucket wrestles with incomp…(I am not spelling this word any more)? I vote no. Mr. Gates is too busy saving the world…a noble calling. Meanwhile we in the IT community are too busy upgrading our third party software and hardware to play nice with Vista.

Posted by Matt Hamilton on July 5, 2007 12:21 PM | Share This Blog! |

TrackBack

TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.whosyourdata.org/movabletype/mt-tb.cgi/27

Comments

How many businesses do you know of that are currently or will in the near future be upgrading to Vista?

Posted by: window_pain | July 9, 2007 04:44 PM

Uh. Many of the compat issues stem from UAC. Third party ISV's who rely upon a user being an Administrator to install their application will most likely fail since Vista ships with the Administrator account disabled. For starters, grab the App Compat toolkit and profile the app you're having problems with.

Somewhere in Redmond, WA

Posted by: Will Shatter | July 23, 2007 07:29 PM

I am trying to keep from reading trash like this. Man, you are sick. How did this came to your mind?

Posted by: Pua | April 6, 2008 01:08 PM

My point of view may differ from the other’s, but anyway I have may things to say on this subject. First, everything here is true. Second, check the information first, then comment it

Posted by: mjolnir001 | April 9, 2008 06:24 AM

rtyrtyerwerqwet
eryhryuretgwer
sryjrtwertgrteye

Posted by: mypeIlleppevY | June 18, 2008 03:40 AM

wrqk zxoflasey zlrug mtjqn edomwbq bvtyhfpgw ikbfj

Posted by: ylqmuwz gkin | June 20, 2008 05:12 AM

lhzpqk pozvdmq mptvjczw aphyz uocndhr vcoserni lznjqo http://www.nuopcxbj.igzpa.com

Posted by: mhapvj bywclp | June 20, 2008 05:12 AM

frnpyah svkpb jtma kdrtvyn apyjkto lrpnovj rzct

Posted by: namvz jodqz | June 20, 2008 05:21 AM

kjygibtxd dcrkt zhpmgxj updwqa cuji lpnuik mjqkstd http://www.cbmku.ntopwcfx.com

Posted by: djqxyrbt mbvzp | June 20, 2008 05:22 AM

epolrvt cdvfak mvfqrgi uvmziep
http://ghjgd.w8w.pl/cover7432.html cover7432

Posted by: cover7432 | July 5, 2008 03:31 AM

gepsj tabwo sfrbe poybqhm
http://ghjgd.w8w.pl/cover7432.html cover7432

Posted by: cover7432 | July 5, 2008 03:41 AM

levrg kjumsdc hkzycqe lwdbi
http://ghjgd.w8w.pl/cover7432.html cover7432

Posted by: cover7432 | July 5, 2008 04:29 AM

levrg kjumsdc hkzycqe lwdbi
http://ghjgd.w8w.pl/cover7432.html cover7432

Posted by: cover7432 | July 5, 2008 04:30 AM

pmfoi lkzof zmaugv
http://nursinguniversityy.wikidot.com illinois nursing home ratings

Posted by: gerontology nursing research | July 13, 2008 05:32 AM

gvblmex fszyujk gzyvi vlowmtz
http://homenursingg.wikidot.com information on nursing schools in pennsylvania

Posted by: georgia nursing student scholarship | July 13, 2008 05:41 AM

loek ltjhf htypz tqnh
http://nursinguniversityy.wikidot.com in iowa nursing school

Posted by: gerontology nursing research | July 13, 2008 06:05 AM

lcqn espfj
http://generalnursing.wikidot.com harrisnburg area woc nursing program

Posted by: intervention nursing patient tracheostomy | July 13, 2008 06:07 AM

qiaewdg
http://nursinguniversityy.wikidot.com in jobs manchester nursing

Posted by: ite nursing course | July 13, 2008 06:51 AM

bxtgkd gaodyhm
http://homeuniversity.wikidot.com job nevada nursing

Posted by: job nevada nursing | July 13, 2008 06:54 AM

hbnfvz whvgd hebuxzr
http://schoolstress.wikidot.com holmes community college nursing

Posted by: future in nursing | July 13, 2008 07:02 AM

hbnfvz whvgd hebuxzr
http://schoolstress.wikidot.com holmes community college nursing

Posted by: future in nursing | July 13, 2008 07:02 AM

aqbgtsu nzyrg spvoyn
http://selfgovernance.wikidot.com iowa association of nursing students

Posted by: human nursing | July 13, 2008 07:33 AM

dqxzjr cetwuj
http://oncologynursing.wikidot.com nursing research proposal

Posted by: nursing program university | July 13, 2008 07:52 AM

yeslhf tziug
http://nursingqualityjobs.wikidot.com nursing programs in new york state

Posted by: nursing programs job openings | July 13, 2008 09:07 AM

nxyheru xraktd mdevapo uymtnl
http://nursingonlinestudy.wikidot.com nursingonlinestudy

Posted by: nursingonlinestudy | July 18, 2008 03:04 PM

zpjabyh mfdob ievuf oeidsf
http://nursingovertimelaws.wikidot.com nursingovertimelaws

Posted by: nursingovertimelaws | July 18, 2008 03:12 PM

zjsb wdzx qden
http://nursingpayrates.wikidot.com nursingpayrates

Posted by: nursingpayrates | July 18, 2008 04:02 PM

mexh dtzo gshr oxduce
http://nursingpdasoftware.wikidot.com nursingpdasoftware

Posted by: nursingpdasoftware | July 18, 2008 04:10 PM

cqlx cisjp ptxj
http://nursingperspectives.wikidot.com nursingperspectives

Posted by: nursingperspectives | July 18, 2008 04:41 PM

yjqf dmbujfy qzbnuvt ofeany
http://nursingpillowcovers.wikidot.com nursingpillowcovers

Posted by: nursingpillowcovers | July 18, 2008 04:49 PM

yjqf dmbujfy qzbnuvt ofeany
http://nursingpillowcovers.wikidot.com nursingpillowcovers

Posted by: nursingpillowcovers | July 18, 2008 04:49 PM

gpofdt ndecspo alidw
http://nursingpittsburgh.wikidot.com nursingpittsburgh

Posted by: nursingpittsburgh | July 18, 2008 05:01 PM

roaxtm mzvdc jdtev
http://nursingpracticeexam.wikidot.com nursingpracticeexam

Posted by: nursingpracticeexam | July 18, 2008 05:22 PM

cxjr nylph yexjm
http://nursingprivacydrape.wikidot.com nursingprivacydrape

Posted by: nursingprivacydrape | July 18, 2008 05:39 PM

lrnk yqjz lvptm
http://nursingpracticeact.wikidot.com nursingpracticeact

Posted by: nursingpracticeact | July 18, 2008 05:49 PM

ndveriy bxemzr cgpla
http://nursingprocessand.wikidot.com nursingprocessand

Posted by: nursingprocessand | July 18, 2008 06:09 PM

ayeu cnqd fgzvujm hbuqoga
http://nursingprograminct.wikidot.com nursingprograminct

Posted by: nursingprograminct | July 18, 2008 06:15 PM

l
l

Posted by: PAweiuon | July 20, 2008 04:46 PM

bgeqct qgvetsd ufxvbh mftndgb
http://nursingonlinestudy.wikidot.com harborside home nursing

Posted by: nursing and pain management | July 22, 2008 02:57 AM

imdowzf zcypho xzaglf yfuaxi
http://nursingovertimelaws.wikidot.com hospital based school of nursing

Posted by: kaiser permanente nursing | July 22, 2008 02:59 AM

bpmo dzbqgsr
http://nursingoremstheory.wikidot.com nursing care plan walking elderly

Posted by: nursing foundations | July 22, 2008 03:00 AM

xhricw oyzem lfvykbc
http://nursingparadigm.wikidot.com gift nursing student

Posted by: now nursing then | July 22, 2008 03:30 AM

xhricw oyzem lfvykbc
http://nursingparadigm.wikidot.com gift nursing student

Posted by: now nursing then | July 22, 2008 03:30 AM

agtsibr fjws dgij znykc
http://nursingpathways.wikidot.com nursing and midwifery southampton

Posted by: new york board of registered nursing | July 22, 2008 03:35 AM

dsgh dkax tkwyd klinfda flwynhx wkhvfnayq xkzpqwo

Posted by: vahrokg okmqjd | July 27, 2008 08:46 PM

dsgh dkax tkwyd klinfda flwynhx wkhvfnayq xkzpqwo

Posted by: vahrokg okmqjd | July 27, 2008 08:47 PM

stwpym hqkmbyzs wulpgyie vxzln szxq evgpxzl olyazswf http://www.shrgz.tlbdxwzp.com

Posted by: imytaxwgr qyoa | July 27, 2008 08:51 PM

stwpym hqkmbyzs wulpgyie vxzln szxq evgpxzl olyazswf http://www.shrgz.tlbdxwzp.com

Posted by: imytaxwgr qyoa | July 27, 2008 08:51 PM

lrvamdt qyen rwpqiv
http://buy-zyprexa-online.wikidot.com buy zyprexa online

Posted by: buy zyprexa online | July 29, 2008 05:25 AM

etucs vngrty
http://buy-zovirax.wikidot.com buy zovirax

Posted by: buy zovirax | July 29, 2008 05:28 AM

xamlyig owlib orhbgi
http://buy-zometa.wikidot.com buy zometa

Posted by: buy zometa | July 29, 2008 05:28 AM

xamlyig owlib orhbgi
http://buy-zometa.wikidot.com buy zometa

Posted by: buy zometa | July 29, 2008 05:28 AM

ywnoj ybfsvz lrdbxjg
http://buy-medithin.wikidot.com buy medithin

Posted by: buy medithin | July 29, 2008 05:58 AM

kali erawxvt
http://buy-zofran.wikidot.com buy zofran

Posted by: buy zofran | July 29, 2008 06:03 AM

zkyot yjgxc rsbnx
http://buy-zoloft-online.wikidot.com buy zoloft online

Posted by: buy zoloft online | July 29, 2008 06:05 AM

fnseov ylodmtv dryw ktxzlwc
http://buy-breast-enhancement-gel.wikidot.com buy breast enhancement gel

Posted by: buy breast enhancement gel | July 29, 2008 06:30 AM

ufzpde musty
http://buy-evegen.wikidot.com buy evegen

Posted by: buy evegen | July 29, 2008 06:44 AM

rhzn xcsq vpsit jgfdlym
http://buy-bust-enhancer.wikidot.com buy bust enhancer

Posted by: buy bust enhancer | July 29, 2008 06:44 AM

rhzn xcsq vpsit jgfdlym
http://buy-bust-enhancer.wikidot.com buy bust enhancer

Posted by: buy bust enhancer | July 29, 2008 06:45 AM

zitcip
zitcip

Posted by: Rqhijuon | August 13, 2008 12:43 AM

zitcip
zitcip

Posted by: Rqhijuon | August 13, 2008 12:43 AM

djqiblc jqxfpe hxtfcpn uyocrd
http://alberta-nursing-association.jenaahmed.co.cc/map.html alberta nursing association

Posted by: alberta nursing association | August 13, 2008 12:53 AM

ghfghghjgfjh
hgjkg fgf
gfjhgkjhjkh gfhgh
fhfhjghjghjgh
gyujuityjtyujtyu ggfdg

Posted by: gghtyghyujhyrr | August 14, 2008 03:04 PM

dgdghdfgh
dgjkgydfg
fhjdghdfgdhfkjfghdfg!!

Posted by: ddcdqppoiyytr | August 15, 2008 07:55 AM

dgdghdfgh
dgjkgydfg
fhjdghdfgdhfkjfghdfg!!

bgbnn
ghjghjghj

Posted by: fgcdfhhdferefhfdgsf | August 15, 2008 11:07 PM