Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Microsoft Over "Windows Vista Capable" PCs

[mandy]

A lawsuit brought against Microsoft this week claims the software giant knowingly placed "Windows Vista Capable" labels on a large number of PCs that can run the new operating system only in its most basic form. A consumer who claims to be a victim of "bait-and-switch" sales tactics by Microsoft filed the class-action suit in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. The suit estimates that Microsoft has likely defrauded more than 10,000 people with damages of over $5 million...

Aside from new search functions and a couple of security advances, Vista Home Basic lacks the defining characteristics of the full OS, including the Aero interface, Flip 3-D navigation tools and Media PC capabilities...

full article: http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/OZre...eady.xhtml

[rose]

Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Microsoft

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[mandy]

Update  :

Despite Microsoft's refutation of the bait-and-switch lawsuit filed against it last week, the company appears to have redefined the meaning of "Vista Capable" ...

In the wake of the lawsuit filing, however, Vista Capable's definition has morphed into the following:

    A new PC running Windows XP that carries the Windows Vista Capable PC logo can run Windows Vista. All editions of Windows Vista will deliver core experiences such as innovations in organizing and finding information, security, and reliability. All Windows Vista Capable PCs will run these core experiences at a minimum. Some features available in the premium editions of Windows Vista — like the new Windows Aero user experience — may require advanced or additional hardware...

full article: http://arstechnica.com/journals/microsof...ta-capable