After receiving endless flak for their silly tiered Vista
Compatibility scheme, Microsoft has decided to issue a single "Windows
7 Capable" sticker for hardware that works with the new OS. That means
no more "Windows Home Basic", "Windows Ready", "Certified for Windows"
and "Windows Ready When You Are, Asshole" labels slapped on every piece
of hardware in the computer aisle at Best Buy.
Compatibility scheme, Microsoft has decided to issue a single "Windows
7 Capable" sticker for hardware that works with the new OS. That means
no more "Windows Home Basic", "Windows Ready", "Certified for Windows"
and "Windows Ready When You Are, Asshole" labels slapped on every piece
of hardware in the computer aisle at Best Buy.
During the same conference in which this was announced, Microsoft
demonstrated Windows 7 on a modestly spec'd Eee netbook, so it looks
like Windows 7 compatibility might be taken for granted with most new
PCs. Microsoft did tell the Register
that there would be different stickers for touchscreen and media center
devices. While the touchscreen sticker will be a convenient indicator
that a device is touch-capable, what will media center sticker mean?
That a computer has an HDMI output? That marketing asked for it? Also,
one=three, apparently. [The Register]
Source : http://gizmodo.com/
