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"Vista Capable" Lawsuit Is Now a Class Action

Posted by kdawson on from the go-to-the-head-of-the-class dept.

An anonymous reader notes an update in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reporting that the lawsuit against Microsoft's "Windows Vista Capable" marketing campaign has been granted class-action status. We discussed the company's internal misgivings with this campaign a while back. The suit alleges that "...Microsoft unjustly enriched itself by promoting PCs as 'Windows Vista Capable' even when they could only run a bare-bones version of the operating system, called 'Vista Home Basic.'" In the 2006 pre-holiday season, Microsoft had placed "Windows Vista Capable" stickers on machines to keep the sale of Windows XP machines going after Vista was delayed. Microsoft didn't lose out totally in the recent ruling — the article notes that the judge "narrowed the basis on which plaintiffs could move forward with their claims."

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  1. Vista Capable is a bit of an oxymoron by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    first

  2. Home basic?? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    What? Home Basic? I thought I was getting Vista.

  3. Microsoft only tried to please eager public! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    This sort of thing happens when the general public just can't wait to have the "newest" technology, operating system, what have you.... so thereby causing companies like Microsoft, and others, to "push" out thier newest prodcts in an attempt to try and please the general public.... now, now.... I have to say shame on Microsoft for marketing thier newest OS to computer producers as "Vista ready", or "Windows Visa capable". On the other hand, let this be a lesson to the general public that waiting for something can be a "good" thing and, not nessessarily nice to have the newest of anything,(Vista or whatever the case), as quickly as it can be had, which can cause many companies to be sloppy in thier final products rushed to the retail world. Let's all try waiting fo a change an encourage quality..... not quantity!
    Here's a very informative discussion/blog that I've been following on the lawsuit. Much interesting information here:
    http://www.topix.com/tech/judge-rules-vista-capable-lawsuit-can-proceedarticle.pl?sid=08/02/10/174240

    1. Re:Microsoft only tried to please eager public! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      CALUMNY! Let me guess. You must be a linux fanboi.

  4. mod d0Wn by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    = 36s400 FreeBSD raci5t? How is

  5. Re:Its not a lie! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    you can always tell who the people are that pretend to run MS OSs in order to slam them. it is obvious by the statements you make, that you have never even run vista... what a stupid thing to say, are you retarded? If what you say is true for you, you just need to learn some computer skills. Vista doesn't crash. Where do you get your info? from reading slasdont? you speak without knowledge

  6. yo0 FAILK it!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    waLl: *BSD faces a

  7. Are you kidding me? by Serious+Lemur · · Score: 1, Troll

    Microsoft is being sued for something that basically amounts for false advertising over "Windows Vista Capable"...when do we get to sue for false advertising on "enhanced security features"? The only bit they enhanced was the DRM - oh, right, and the annoying pop-up factor. And I thought AOL was dead. Seriously, Vista receives worse press than Bush. Let's take some REAL action here.

    1. Re:Are you kidding me? by Johann+Lau · · Score: 0, Troll

      Vista receives worse press than Bush. Let's take some REAL action here. That's the most idiotic thing I read in a while. Just hook yourself up to some virtual reality shizzle already and refrain from polluting meatspace please, kthxbye.