Advances in Industry Specifications vs. Logo Program
Microsoft works with most standards bodies for PC and server technologies, and makes plans to advance operating system support based on the current industry specifications for these technologies.
When proposing new Logo Program requirements related to advances in existing specifications, Microsoft will survey Logo Program participants to determine when most manufacturers are intending to implement the advances.
New Industry Specifications vs. Logo Program
When new technologies are being defined and proposed for general industry adoption, Microsoft typically works with the industry consortium that is defining the hardware and firmware implementation. For example, new technologies such as ACPI and Bluetooth wireless technology are defined in industry consortia. Microsoft develops the related operating system capabilities in conjunction with development of the new specification.
Adoption of such technologies as Logo Program requirements is usually defined in terms such as:
If you implement Bluetooth wireless technology, comply with the industry specification and implement driver support as defined in the Windows DDKs.
The availability of Hardware Compatibility Tests (HCTs) to validate new technologies for the Logo Program typically require good availability of new hardware at Microsoft. The Microsoft development teams require a foundation of hardware implementations in order to create and validate compatibility tests.
Note also that it is rare for the Logo Program to define requirements such as ACPI, where the entire industry was required to change hardware/firmware support to advance PC platform capabilities. In cases where such universal changes are required, Microsoft will work within an industry consortium to define the technical standards and establish appropriate phases for implementing the new requirements in the Logo Program.
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