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On 7/16/2010 9:08 AM, SMS wrote:
> On 15/07/10 6:40 PM, David Kaye wrote:
>> DevilsPGD<Still-Just-A-Rat-In-A-Cage@crazyhat.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Sure it was. Most of Vista's crashes were Nvidia driver related, and
>>> most of the rest was bad PR and perception.
>>
>> Microsoft has been in the terrible position of having to fix other
>> people's
>> messes. The security holes brought on by Adobe products is a perfect
>> example.
>> People don't scream at Adobe, they scream at Microsoft. So, MS does
>> what it
>> can to fix the damage to its reputation that really wasn't its fault.
>
> Microsoft's been in the position of being blamed for other people's
> hardware and software problems for years if not decades. They have taken
> steps to try to impose some discipline. Systems must now pass WHQL
> certification if the manufacturer wants the lowest price on the OS.
> Drivers need to be signed (though the user has the option of allowing
> unsigned drivers). Microsoft made a big push for the elimination of
> legacy interfaces on hardware (parallel/serial/game/MIDI/PS2 KB & Mouse)
> because of the problems these can cause, though there was push back
> because of the huge installed base of peripherals, especially in
> businesses like retail and banking.
>
> Apple has an easier time of it, with total control of the OS and
> hardware, and fewer applications to worry about.

      This is what I think has made OS X an abysmal failure in 
the OS market place. Too much control means fewer hardware 
choices. These days with people buying video cards and other 
upgrades will shun OS X. It's a good thing Macs are now 
basically clones that run Windows. I believe in the near future 
most Mac users will have Windows installed and a large number of 
those people will use Windows exclusively on the Mac.

John