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158 Pages of Microsoft's Dirty Laundry

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the isn't-that-a-song dept.

KrispyRasher writes "Even internally, Microsoft couldn't agree on what the base requirements to run Vista were, but that didn't stop it from inaccurately promoting the OS as running on some hardware. 158 pages of Microsoft internal emails reveal scandalous truths about the squabbles that took place in the lead up to Vista's launch."

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  1. Runs great..... by edwardpickman · · Score: 4, Funny

    on an 8 core 6.5 with 12 gig of ram.

    1. Re:Runs great..... by Rigrig · · Score: 5, Funny

      Don't worry, this will be fixed with SP2

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  2. Re:The problem with Vista is that people don't car by Splab · · Score: 4, Funny

    if no one cares about Vista how come theres a class action lawsuit in progress?

    That would require at least a few caring about the Vista they bought.

  3. Re:If you think 158 pages is a bit much.. by da5idnetlimit.com · · Score: 5, Funny

    We already don't Read The "Fine" Articles...
    You really expect us to read 158 pages of emails ?

    You must be new here !

    8p

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  4. Re:The bigger problem is Vista running by rohan972 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Or, for those that think you have to pay for software in order for it to work, go over to an Apple store and try OS X.
    OS X is free now?
    Read the post again. If you are happy with free, try ubuntu. If you feel the need to pay, try OS X.
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  5. Quote from the article by nxsty · · Score: 5, Funny

    Microsoft's own most senior executives were completely bamboozled by the "Vista capable" labelling scheme. "I personally got burned by the Intel 915 chipset on a laptop that I PERSONALLY (e.g. with my own $$$) [bought]", said Mike Nash, Corporate Vice President, Windows Product Management, who bought a "Vista capable" laptop, only to find it couldn't run the Aero interface. "I now have a $2100 email machine," he concluded.
    As opposed to a $2100 email machine with aero?
  6. "M$ fanbois out here start modding this down" by Britz · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is Slashdot. You get modded up for mocking Microsoft and BSD and modded down for mocking Linux.

    You will get flamed AND modded into oblivion if you as much as critisize Apple. And I really don't want to find out what would happen to you if would start mocking Apple. I never EVER heard from those guys again.

  7. Re:If you think 158 pages is a bit much.. by drseuk · · Score: 5, Funny

    Fools! If it'd been 6,000 pages of emails, they could have got ISO to certify "Vista not crap" as a standard.

  8. One more demonstration of the basic truth by Master+of+Transhuman · · Score: 4, Funny

    Microsoft does not sell software.

    It sells lies.

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