Soft hardware compatibility decides Windows 7 success or failure

Yang Guojiang

Limited company of technology of software of innovation of the thread of ideas in writing (next weighing " the thread of ideas in writing innovates " ) sit in assembly room full many 20 all sorts of color of skin, software expert that speaks all sorts of languages, their perturbed ground receives Microsoft headquarters the arrival of an investigation group.

This is to happen in the one act at the beginning of last year, microsoft is being chosen at that time except English other and all the executive ground of project of compatibility of software of Windows 7 of version of language of 22 kinds of international -- China or India, and the contact of group of innovation of this the thread of ideas in writing and investigation group, may affect the destiny of this project.

This multilateral force that the member of this investigation group is innovated by the thread of ideas in writing was astonished, they did not go even India, put this project in China entirely with respect to the decision.

This is Microsoft first time Windows the software compatibility test of version of all international language is put in a country to finish, and Microsoft China group and the success or failure that its partner the thread of ideas in writing innovates, the decision prospective user uses what kind of Windows 7.

Want to know, in those days after Windows Vista is rolled out for a long time, still have a few application software and hardware and its hard compatible. watch case

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"If check multiligualism, german is German for certain the most appropriate, dvd discovery 4 investigation group most headaching place is to should check 22 kinds of languages, does Chinese group have ability to do this? " Gu Liqun says, of Microsoft outside the preparation that includes innovation of partner the thread of ideas in writing to be passed for a long time, find so much the engineer of all languages, make American investigation group very amazed.

Gu Liqun is the product manager that compatibility of responsible software of group of product of international of Windows of group of Microsoft China research and development checks, begin from Windows 3.1, he partic dog stairs ipated in Windows 98, Windows 2000 and Windows 7 to wait except Windows Vista the software compatibility of all Windows product checks.

Executive vice-president of innovation of the thread of ideas in writing holds presiding globalization concurrently government-owned Wu Jian tells CBN the reporter, before Windows 7 project, innovation of the thread of ideas in writing had est most popular selling dog crates large ablished the channel of talent invite applications for a job of internationalization through the branch of global each country, and in process of bid of Win7 project contest, innovation of the thread of ideas in writing is already successful invite applications for a job many 20 foreign nationality employee that comes from different country, and 70% of the language that this had covered project demand.

Ding Yong of researcher of group of product of international of Windows of group of Microsoft China research and development is analysed, group of this Microsoft China and innovation of its partner the thread of ideas in writing can take this global item, be in with group of Microsoft China research and development global force is larger and larger, and industry of the bag outside Chinese software expands ceaselessly having direct connection.

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　　 The lessons drawn from others' mistakes of Vista

In November 2006, after Microsoft Windows Vista is released, close key of the bank on the net that a lot of users discovered amazedly to bank of software of ITunes of game of Tecent QQ, network, apple, part appears in succession inside quite long period of time, even him Microsoft MSN appeared as incompatible as Vista problem.

Area of Microsoft big China develops tool and Xie Enwei of general manager of platform career department to tell CBN the reporter, since Vista appears on the market oneself, in the market such as company level application, because compatibility problem is solved hard, many computer that installed Vista are retreated in succession return Windows XP.

hans wilhelm"Now, windows 7 is about to release, should give up the disappointment that business client produces because of the compatible problem of Vista and wait-and-see mood, to Microsoft, it is major challenge undoubtedly. " Xie Enwei says.

According to Introduction Ding Yong, cause in those days the problem with Vista and numerous software incompatible hardware, it is original in Vista when, microsoft is insufficient to the heavy diopter of compatibility: Because main at that time applied process developer comes from the United States, the key that checks because of this Microsoft compatibility is centered in American market, other country is optional ground makes a test severally, without the requirement of standard and flow.

Additional, zhao Jingyu tells chief inspector of center of innovation of hardware of ministry of collaboration of strategy of group of Microsoft China research and development CBN reporter, vista added the component of a lot of this respects to emphasize security at that time, bring about a few accuse behavior was done by the operating system limitation, can appear cannot visit register the issue such as the watch.

"Vista is big correcting, the version change that has a lot of drive is very much, the time that because this guides,enters is particular dog stairs for car ly long. " Zhao Jingyu says, same question happens when Windows 3.1 upgrades to Windows 95, microsoft spent a long time to just solve a problem.

But, zhao Jingyu says, windows 7 from the design regard the biggest target as compatibility at the beginning, a lot of programs are a principle with be not being moved, because this falls,won't appear in those days problem.

　　 Compatibility decides Windows 7 success or failure

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As a result of the lesson of Vista, the soft hardware of Windo dvd discovery 3 ws 7 is compatible the problem is inspected by Microsoft Windows 7 whethe dog crates large r successful the most crucial factor.

"The target that headquarters raises is the application of 100% program and hardware are compatible, although be impracticable actually, but the requirement of group of Windows 7 product of headquarters, discover the problem of any compatibility, must go revising. " Gu Liqun says, this is the change on Windows 7 idea, in Vista when it is adv unimaginably.

Apparent, be sent the Windows 7 that will appear on the market in October this year with great expectations, microsoft does not miss follow the same old disastrous road.

Yesterday, xie Enwei tells CBN the reporter, the applied program that Chinese market already had 91% , hardware equipment of 9 the most popular selling dog crates large 2% and the website of 95% came true with Windows 7 good and compatible.

Xie Enwei says, software firm of China is numerous, developer crowd is huge, software product is very rich also, microsoft should complete many compatibility test and technical support work inside shorter time is a bigger test.

According to Introduction Gu Liqun, in a variety of 1300 application software that had checked, of occurrence problem still is very much, but basically center in these software to go up to the identifying of Wondows version date, for i most popular selling dog stairs nstance some software recognize XP, if check,not be XP, can return tell a system this software cannot install, to these problems, microsoft has tried to solve through amending the code of Windows 7 ground floor, and the problem that appears to application software company, tell these the manufacturer lets them undertake modification according to the program of Microsoft already in time also.

And the complexity as a result of Chinese hardware and standard field, center of innovation of hardware of ministry of collaboration of strategy of group of Microso dvd discovery ft China research and development basically chose the bank on TV of 3G, number and net test that has compatibility side when check. Zhao Jingyu introduces, the hardware compatibility respect of Windows 7 basically did two businesses for China, it is the thing that sees a face go up, requirement and Windows 7 photograph are allowed; Another is the thing on the hotspot, resemble the standard of characteristic of a few China: TV of silver of 3G, net, number as compatible as Windows 7.