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Ballmer Ordered To Testify In 'Vista Capable' Case

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the take-the-stand-monkey-man dept.

alphadogg writes "A federal judge in Seattle has ordered Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to testify in a class action lawsuit against Microsoft that alleges the company misled consumers in a marketing campaign for its Windows Vista operating system in which computers sold with an older Microsoft OS were labeled 'Vista Capable' when in fact they could only run a basic version of Vista. Ballmer has unique personal knowledge of facts surrounding the case, therefore he must face questioning, Judge Marsha Pechman of the US District Court for the Western District of Washington at Seattle ruled, according to court documents released late Friday."

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  1. call me crazy but... by rilian4 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    If the computers in question can run a basic version of Vista...does that not make them "capable" of running vista? I hate Vista as much as the next guy and I think Microshaft was probably deceptive in the marketing campaign but I feel like I must be missing something here.

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