Vista confusing Korean net users
Moldova.ORG -- Next week Microsoft will releases its next-generation Windows operating system in Korea . But local Internet users will find that it doesn't work with many of their favorite Web sites. A Hangul version of the new OS, called Vista , hits shelves Jan. 31, but the new OS is incompatible with many Korean online banks, portals, games sites and malls.
Ministry of Information and Communication, the Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs, and the Financial Supervisory Service warned Tuesday about the expected confusion.
The problem is that Vista doesn't play well with a software program called Active-X that is widely used in Korean Internet sites. Without support for Active-X, online services that Koreans use everyday like banking, stock trading, and shopping won't be available. Vista users will also experience problems with government sites in applying for and printing documents and certificates.
People asked Microsoft to delay its product for an upgrade, bur Microsoft has declined to postpone the release. "We've been testing Vista with banks and other service providers since September, but we encountered more delays than we expected," a Microsoft official said. "We plan to release the product as scheduled."
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