No EAX etctera for Audigy, ever, in Vis

Question

So, on this Direct Sound issue: Word is that the rich, well heeled X-Fi owners will get an EAX etcetara solution, but those of us humble Audigy owners are going to be left out to dry?
Can anyone clear this up?
I suggest we all write letters and emails, and make telephone calls to Creative to get them to understand that this isn't acceptable treatment. They are still selling this product line in retail, so they have a responsibility to us to fully develop for it. Do they want us to loose confidence in future investments?
Guys, join me in writing Creative.
I applaud them for providing us a forum, but customer support is lacking, and the rumors that they won't support Audigy products properly in Vista, EVER, is unacceptable. I didn't write this thread to B*** and moan. I am posting to encourage all of you to write thoughtful letters to this company to get them to wake up and be responsible.
I don't care so much that they aren't yet ready, even if they HAVE ALREADY HAD 2 whole years to prepare, what I care about is that they won't even bother to try. That isn't right. Let's all contact them by letter and phone, and, in a calm but asserti've way, let them know we demand better from them.
My next card will NOT be a Creative if they don't do this.
I am sorry, Katherina, I don't want to come off as a trouble maker, the sole purpose of this post is to encourage others to do something about this, not just sit around and moan.

Answer 1

Fair enough, Catherina, and I discovered this stuff AFTER posting here, but it certainly doesn't fully address the issue: Your folks won't commit to development of Alchemy for Audigy, if you would just do that: Commit to promise to develop it for us poor folks, and not take a year to do it, then I would be quiet.
I am unhappy with MS, in fact, I found this video where the guys admit to rushing things out incomplete:
http://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=45665
So I realize the truly evil party here is Bill Gates and company, but remember: Your company is STILL advertising these capabilities with NO CAVEAT EMPTOR noted on your product pages that these things don't, and may NEVER work in Vista. You simply sell that we can all have the stuff like EAX, so people go out and buy thinking that is what they will get when it is exactly NOT true, and that is wrong. The very least you should do is warn people and even suggest that they protest to MS.
I want to see your bosses commit to making Alchemy support for Audigy products, including the NX and 2 ZS. You owe it to your consumers to hang in there for us. And we deserve more up front notification. Lack of communication is the second largest reasons for marriage failure (money fighting is the first), just communicate to us and commit to something that is only fair to. After all, the product is still on the shelves and on your retail site here.
I still suggest everyone write Creative. Don't be super ugly with them, but be asserti've.
BTW, Catherina, thank you for being here and working with us, I know you have a thankless job, so may God and the Heavens open up and bless you.