Microsoft's Nice List

Microsoft says the following CAD programs are on its Nice List for Vista:

Certified for Windows Vista

SolidWorks Corporation - SolidWorks 2007 SP01 v15.1.103

Works with Windows Vista

Autodesk - AutoCAD 2008 - English (in beta)
Autodesk - AutoCAD LT 2008 - English (in beta)

Bentley Systems - MicroStation V8 XM Edition 08.09.03.48 v8.9.3037

Chief Architect - Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer 6.0 and 7.0,
Interior Designer 7.0, Landscaping and Deck Designer 7.5

Gibbs and Associates - GibbsCAM 2006, v8.0.19 and 2004 V7.0.15(w)

Punch Software - ViaCAD v5 Beta 5.0.706, Home Design, and many others.

Comments

[Dan]

That's a short list.

[ralphg]

Very short.

I understand it can cost $40,000 to be certified by Microsoft, so maybe most companies can't be bothered getting certified, even if the software does run on Vista satisfactorily.

How many of these are actually leveraging WPF in Vista?

[Richard Williams]

This long awaited introduction into a long awaited new more secure OS, has become a most dissappointing preimum show. I do not understand why Microsoftw would do this to themselves. People are getting smarter now that they have had their PC's for awhile and unless you are just a gamer or media type for self indulgence, then Microsoft has forgotten us. WE use the aformentioned things also but we want our programs that we have already paid dearly for to work on what ever OS comes out. Maybe it is time to think about something else. Did Microsoft ever play that hangman's game.