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Microsoft, Sony Clash Over Vista Turbo Memory

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the why-can't-we-just-get-along dept.

Anonymous writes "Sony is claiming that the current release of Vista does not support Intel's Turbo Memory technology, but Microsoft has dismissed the allegation. If Microsoft is telling the truth then all is well. But if Sony is right, Microsoft has opened itself to being sued for deceptive marketing practices."

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  1. Re:So, sue me by Sunburnt · · Score: 4, Funny

    That wouldn't be the first time Microsoft was sued. What does Sony have that the US-DOJ doesn't?

    Other than positive regard by a larger number of the American people, I have no idea.

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  2. Deceptive Marketing Practices... by Organic+Brain+Damage · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...must be one of most redundant statements in the English language.

  3. Re:Hmmm. by PoliTech · · Score: 5, Funny
    WinFS redux? PC-to-PC synchronization rehashed? Windows Vista scripting shell encore?

    We used to play a (DOS) joke called "Turbo Copy"

    Just press "ALT" then "E" then "A" ... then hit the Deliver key (DEL).

    Turbo Copy! 100% data loss, but it sure is fast!

    Maybe that's how MS saves their roadmap.txt file.

  4. Summary, if I understand it correctly: by SmittyTheBold · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sony: Vista doesn't support TurboMemory.
    Microsoft: It does too. See? It uses the flash memory for...things. Vroom.
    Sony: You call that support? It doesn't do what it's supposed to.
    Microsoft: Just because you can't see it doesn't mean it's not happening. It's integrated and magical.
    Sony: Yeah, it'll half-work, as long as you micromanage what files are cached.
    Microsoft: See? Integration.
    Sony: Um...no. Not quite.

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    1. Re:Summary, if I understand it correctly: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Sony: Vista doesn't support TurboMemory.
      Microsoft: It does too. See? It uses the flash memory for...things. Vroom.
      Sony: You call that support? It doesn't do what it's supposed to.
      Microsoft: Just because you can't see it doesn't mean it's not happening. It's integrated and magical.
      Sony: Yeah, it'll half-work, as long as you micromanage what files are cached.
      Microsoft: See? Integration.
      Sony: Um...no. Not quite. Tune in next week folks where we'll have Hitler and Judas Iscariot arm wrestling, in more... Tales from the Ninth Circle !
    2. Re:Summary, if I understand it correctly: by ArsonSmith · · Score: 5, Funny

      Microsoft: What? We said we support it. As in, "We think it is a great technology. Go Intel."

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    3. Re:Summary, if I understand it correctly: by nschubach · · Score: 2, Funny

      You give me bad pictures of Bill standing on stage in a cheerleader outfit shouting: "Give me an I! Give me an N! ..."

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  5. Must be a day that ends in "y"... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Microsoft? Using "deceptive marketing practices."

    Huh.

    Who'd of thunk it?

    Must be a day that ends with "y".

    (rolls eyes)

  6. Deceptive marketing by jmv · · Score: 4, Funny

    Microsoft has opened itself to being sued for deceptive marketing practices

    Considering they got away claiming they were selling Operating Systems, I don't think this will be a problem.

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  7. Sony, psts! by fluch · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sony, look, if Vista is not using the turbo memory technology you could use the free space there to load your root kits even faster....

  8. Re:Sony is not dying .. by Archangel+Michael · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah, if Sony is dying, then Apple must be dying faster

    http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=AAPL&t=6m

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  9. Re:Sony is not dying .. by suv4x4 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sony's not dying..? You mean to tell Sony and Microsoft execs aren't sitting here whole day defending their "hated" companies from pissed off slashdotters?!

    Outrageous claims.

  10. Turbo button? by adnonsense · · Score: 3, Funny

    The case of the AT box under my table which I use as a router-cum-fileserver has a "TURBO" button on the front display.

    The box usually runs OpenBSD, so I tried starting a Vista installation to see what all the fuss was about.

    Unfortunately, it appears 64MB of "tradtional" RAM is not enough for Vista.

  11. Turbo? by AJWM · · Score: 2, Funny

    That sounds so, so...eighties.

    Or is it memory that can only be used by TurboPascal?

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    1. Re:Turbo? by Mattsson · · Score: 2, Funny

      I think it's obvious.
      They use the spin of the harddrive, since it's spinning most of the time anyway, to run a compressor that compresses the data (It's a well known fact that data has properties very similar to a gas) so that more of it can fit into the memory at once, giving instantly improved performance.
      For added performance, you can also have the data-bus go through a cooler.

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  12. Re:Its all marketing... by Hal_Porter · · Score: 3, Funny

    Obviously, those cuddly babies were up to something.

    If you gaze into their beautful pale blue eyes, you can just make out the words IRQL_NOT_LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL_TO and a bunch of hex.

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  13. Bigger question by Trogre · · Score: 2, Funny

    The bigger question here is:

    When is the Linux kernel going to make use of Turbo Memory? It would be funny if, after MS touting this tech for so long, we can say "but you need Linux before it will work properly".

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