Microsoft has launched the promised checklist of applications that are officially licensed to function with Windows Vista. The full "certified for Vista" record is here. Of the 800,
Office 2010 Professional Plus, more than 100 are from Microsoft itself. Depending on your point of view, this could be either a good or a bad thing. Good that Microsoft is making sure its own stable of programs, from Business Contact Manager to Zoo Tycoon, work with Vista. Or bad that Microsoft's own apps (including every individual piece of the
Office 2007 suite,
Buy Office 2007, listed out separately) comprise more than an eighth of the record. Who else has apps on the list? Many of the usual suspects. Surprisingly,
Microsoft Office Home And Business 2010, Google has a few,
Microsoft Office 2007 Key, including Google Desktop and Google Toolbar, that are designated as "works with Vista" apps. Who is noticeably missing from the list? Adobe, IBM,
Microsoft Office Pro Plus 2010, McAfee, Symantec.