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

    Don't worry, this will be fixed with SP2

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  3. 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?
  4. 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.