DisplayLink Forum - View Single Post - DisplayLink admit mac drivers are poor. New driver 6+ months away

MikeKulls · 12-17-2010, 09:08 PM

I contacted Kim Stowe regarding problems with the mac driver. Her response is below. The fact that she says they are hiring someone to bring up the quality of the driver is pretty much an admission that the drivers are of low quality. Second quarter 2011 sounds nice but that is still 6.5 months away and that sketchy. I also find it particularly disturbing that the DisplayLink homepage still claims that this adaptor is compatible with Mac and that manufacturers are claiming this too. I think DisplayLink should remove Mac from their home page and inform manufacturers to stop claiming mac support. I also find it interesting that there is no announcement here.

"Hello Michael:

Okay, here is the latest scoop on DisplayLink drivers. We are actively in the process of bringing up both the quality and performance of the Mac driver at this time. And to that end, we are currently recruiting to grow our in-house Mac team to further support more rapid updates.

It's hard to be specific with dates for releases and I know these dates are probably later than everyone would like, however the current schedule is for a significant refresh of the Mac driver end Q2'11.

Kim"

12-17-2010, 09:08 PM	#1
MikeKulls Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 18	DisplayLink admit mac drivers are poor. New driver 6+ months away I contacted Kim Stowe regarding problems with the mac driver. Her response is below. The fact that she says they are hiring someone to bring up the quality of the driver is pretty much an admission that the drivers are of low quality. Second quarter 2011 sounds nice but that is still 6.5 months away and that sketchy. I also find it particularly disturbing that the DisplayLink homepage still claims that this adaptor is compatible with Mac and that manufacturers are claiming this too. I think DisplayLink should remove Mac from their home page and inform manufacturers to stop claiming mac support. I also find it interesting that there is no announcement here. "Hello Michael: Okay, here is the latest scoop on DisplayLink drivers. We are actively in the process of bringing up both the quality and performance of the Mac driver at this time. And to that end, we are currently recruiting to grow our in-house Mac team to further support more rapid updates. It's hard to be specific with dates for releases and I know these dates are probably later than everyone would like, however the current schedule is for a significant refresh of the Mac driver end Q2'11. Kim"