More documents are coming out in court proceedings over the Vista Capable debacle. Internetnews.com has good coverage of HP's fury over Microsoft lowering the requirements for a Vista Capable sticker, at Intel's request. "Intel officials may have been... ...full story at slashdot
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| 12 Feb 08 |
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Microsoft Had Doubts About the 'Vista Capable' Label » slashdot dionysus writes "Last April, Microsoft was sued over its 'Vista Capable' labeling, and in hearing last week, attorneys for the plaintiffs presented evidence that Microsoft employees were skeptical about the 'Vista Capable' marketing. Some of the most... |
| 14 Nov 08 |
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Internal Emails Released In Vista Capable Debacle » slashdot An anonymous reader writes "As previously discussed, Microsoft's attempt to shield itself from further discovery over the Windows Vista Capable debacle has failed and more internal emails have been released. Although Microsoft has successfully kept CEO... |
| 06 Oct 08 |
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Windows Update to trumpet Vista Capable debacle? » the register (uk) Class-action call up Little did Microsoft executives realize when they blessed the seemingly brilliant wheeze of "Windows Vista Capable" as a way of flogging the operating system that the idea could turn into a bitter pill their company might have to... |
| 24 Jan 09 |
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Microsoft 'Vista Capable' Settlement Cost Could Be Over $8 Billion » slashdot bk- writes with news that documents from the "Vista Capable" class-action lawsuit against Microsoft indicate the software giant could be on the hook for as much as $8.52 billion in upgrade costs. "[University of Washington economist Keith] Leffler came up... |
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Vista Branding Confusing Even To Microsoft » slashdot Trotti Laganna writes "Lawyers are now arguing a case brought against Microsoft over Vista's marketing. The software giant is being dinged for allegedly not telling the truth when it put the 'Vista capable' logo on PCs that would only be capable of... |