Slashdot Mirror
Microsoft Had Doubts About the 'Vista Capable' Label
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 damning evidence comes from Microsoft executives: 'Mike Nash, currently a corporate vice president for Windows product management, wrote in an e-mail, "I PERSONALLY got burnt ... Are we seeing this from a lot of customers? ... I now have a $2,100 e-mail machine." Jim Allchin, then the co-president of Microsoft's Platforms and Services Division, wrote in another e-mail, "We really botched this ... You guys have to do a better job with our customers."' The judge in the case is currently considering the plaintiffs' request to make it a class-action lawsuit."
They were one feared as a force that cannot be stopped. To now a huge company that bumbles at every attempt to modernize without any concern on what their costumers want.
If something is so important that you feel the need to post it on the internet... It probably isn't that important.
I guess they should have targeted the 100mhz pentium computers to make you happy? Seriously, I don't want features missing from an OS because you feel you should be able to run it on 1996 hardware.
FWIW, my 3800+ x2 1gb pc3200 nvidia 5700 fx with 120 gb ide drive runs vista just fine.
Micro$oft? Did you come up with that on your own? Hilarious! I'll have to remember it.
Vista has features? Who knew?
Why yes, I AM a rocket scientist!
You sounded like someone who just read all the negative review without actually using Vista. I installed Vista Business edition 32bit on my Dell Dimension 1100 ( 2.1 Ghz Celeron D, 1 GB RAM and Nvdia FX 5500(128mb)) It run fine on such low end hardware with Visual Studio 2005, Office 2007, WarCraft3 Frozne throne...etc. Maybe, it's time for you to upgrade your rig from Pentium to more modern hardware.