Internal Emails Released In Vista Capable Debacle

An anonymous reader writes "As previously discussed, Microsoft's attempt to shield itself from further discovery over the Windows Vista Capable debacle has failed and more internal emails have been released. Although Microsoft has successfully kept CEO Steve Ballmer away from the witness stand on grounds the he 'has no unique knowledge of the facts in this case,' emails suggest otherwise. An email was released in which Intel CEO Paul Otellini thanks Ballmer for listening and making changes to the program allowing their 915 chipset to pass the grade: 'I know you did it.'"

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Re:The 915 is Vista Capable?

[MrNaz]

Totally off topic, but have you ever tried replacing the HDD in that? I have a batch of X40s all with faulty HDDs and finding the correct HDD is a royal pain as it has a non-standard 1.8" 44 pin connector.

I was tossing up the idea of buying a SSD but as far as I can tell there is only one that will fit (an 8gb from Transcend) and the OEM no longer makes it. I've just ordered 3 of the Hitachi C4K40s from China, they are the model that was originally shipped with these laptops.

Side note: The IBM x40/41 are excellent machines. I buy them second hand for anyone looking for a basic office/web/email machine. Small, light, full size screen/keyb, solid as a rock and excellent battery life. Looking at mine (which I bought for 1/2 the price of an eeePC) makes me think just how much of a sucker you must be to buy a netbook.

Re:The 915 is Vista Capable?

[AndGodSed]

True story - a colleague of mine had so many wireless issues with his laptop+ubuntu that today he installed Vista.

Monday he's gonna start using it and see how it copes with the wireless - here's hoping it sucks even worse hehe...