FUD, FUD, FUD

FUD, FUD, FUD

Posted Dec 15, 2005 21:52 UTC (Thu) by khim (subscriber, #9252)
In reply to: HW/SW Linux certification by bkw1a
Parent article: "Just works with Linux"

Under Windows, I can install the current version of Acrobat reader on machines running Windows 95,98,NT,2000,XP or 2003. Software written today will still run on Windows versions 10 years old.

Check your facts - or you'll look ridiculous.

Let's check your facts, shell we ?. I'm happy "10 years old Windows" user. 10 years old Windows is "Windows NT 4.0" or "Windows 95". Let's start !

I'd like to install Acrobat reader. Latest and greatest is "Acrobat reader 7.0.5". Can I use this ? Of course not! Acrobat reader 7.0.5 is only compatible with Windows XP - not even Windows 2000 is enough (not without SP2 anyway). Oh, too bad. Can I use Acrobat reader 6.0.1 instead ? Nope: you need Windows 2000 or Windows 98SE (Windows 95 or Windows 98 are not supported). Oooh, ok. How about Acrobat reader 5.0.5 ? Still no cigar: Windows 95 or Windows 98 is required (Windows95 user is happy at this point: he/she got only two generations old Acrobat reader; Windows NT 4.0 user is still not). Argh. Can I at least use Acrobat Reader 4.0.5 ? No: even this thing is only compatible with Windows NT 4.0 SP3, not my "10 years old Windows". My only hope is ancient Acrobat Reader 3.0.1... Four generations old...

How is this for "support for old APIs" ? Sure: I can install ancient Acrobat Reader 3.0.1 on my Windows XP SP2 - but that's not such a big achievment: most distrost do include compatibility packages.

P.S. Big thnx for selection of package - some new programs are still runnable on old versions of Windows. Acrobat reader is not one of them.

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