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Microsoft Tries To Prevent Further Discovery

Posted by kdawson on from the cying-a-river dept.

An anonymous reader notes the considerable irony in Microsoft asking for relief from further discovery in the Windows Vista Capable debacle. This is the lawsuit that was recently granted class-action status, and Microsoft wants the wheels of justice to stop while it appeals that designation. It's easy to see why Microsoft wants to prevent further digging around in their and their OEMs' email archives, with stories like this one from the NYTimes (registration may be required) revealing Redmond's highly embarrassing internal emails to a mass audience.

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  1. I don't get it by lukas84 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Really, i don't get it. As an IT professional working in the Small Business market, i paid close attention to Windows Vista. It was the new whizbang that was supposed to come out Nov 06, played with all the betas and informed myself. I remember reading the document detailing the requirements "Vista Premium Ready" and "Vista Capable". It was obvious that the "Vista Capable" label just meant that the machine could run Vista - nothing more, nothing less. You wouldn't have fun with such an underpowered machine.

    So for me it was obvious - we recommended customers to buy machines which at least qualified for Vista Premium ready. Many of them have since upgraded to Windows Vista, and are quite content with what they have.

    Readiness for new operating systems is important - especially with such security and driver model improvements that Vista shipped with. My company is now running Vista on 90% of all the desktops (the rest are running unsupported legacy applications on a variety of operating systems). We're around 35 people.

    Upgrading to Vista was no problem, not even the hardware. We have IBM/Lenovo ThinkCentre machines, of which even two-three year old machines could easily run Vista, with an additional amount of memory installed.

    Now what are those people complaining about? That they didn't research what "Vista Capable" entails? That they have no clue on how to do IT?

    I don't understand the lawsuit - if they would've informed themselves, they wouldn't have had the problem. And the machines CAN run Windows Vista - all the editions. Just Aero and Moviemaker won't work without a proper graphic card, but that's not much of a problem.

  2. Only in America by Dobeln · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    In short, this is a class-action lawsuit based on some people expecting a whooshier, flashier UI from Vista.

    A UI the the Slashdot Hivemind (TM) assures us is completely useless.

    But of course, a bunch of whiny tech know-nothings being deprived of said UI is a crime against humanity according to the Slashdot Hivemind (TM).

    Gotcha.

    PS.
    Only in America would something like this require divulging internal e-mail, etc. It's ridiculous.
    DS.