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Microsoft to Turn to Driver Quality Ratings System

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the four-stars dept.

QT writes "Ars Technica is reporting that Microsoft is finally trying to do something about PC driver problems. A new crash-report-driven Driver Quality Rating system will be used in Windows Vista to rate drivers. Drivers that rate poorly in real world use by users will lose their logo certification status, which would be bad news for OEMs and the device manufacturers themselves. Maybe now submitting crash reports will feel more useful? This is long overdue."

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  1. I don't know about you by CrazyJim1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    But I always submitted my crash reports when the crash was caused by my own buggy code. I just thought it was humorous I could even send that data in, so I did.

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    1. Re:I don't know about you by Bob54321 · · Score: 5, Funny

      I submit Firefox crashes so the IE team feels a little hope...

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  2. Re:'Long overdue'...or 'same shit, different day'? by gwhenning · · Score: 5, Funny
    Finally, will this new system possibly be subject to abuse? Will it be possible for rival manufacturers to submit bogus crash reports to Microsoft to poison the ratings of their competitors?


    I can see it already. Six months after Vista ships the iPod will be flagged as the worst device and lose it's windows certification.