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Microsoft Sued Over Vista-To-XP Downgrade Fees

Posted by Soulskill on from the can't-win-for-losing dept.

Krojack writes with this excerpt from Computerworld: "Los Angeles resident Emma Alvarado charged Microsoft with multiple violations of Washington state's unfair business practices and consumer protection laws over its policy of barring computer makers from continuing to offer XP on new PCs after Vista's early-2007 launch. Alvarado is seeking compensatory damages and wants the case declared a class-action suit. ... Irked at having to pay a fee for downgrading a new Lenovo notebook to XP, Alvarado said that Microsoft had used its position as the dominant operating system maker to 'require consumers to purchase computers pre-installed with the Vista operating system and to pay additional sums to "downgrade" to the Windows XP operating system.'"

3 of 479 comments (clear)

  1. Well what did she expect? by WiiVault · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I mean it's never free to upgrade. Vista -->XP, of course MS needs to charge for an upgrade of that magnitude!

  2. Get back to me... by djupedal · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ...when MS is sued over Vista R & D by the shareholders.

  3. Re:Paying for what ails you by the_humeister · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I just bought a car and want a different engine in my car. Why should I have to pay for the two engines when I'm only going to use one?