'Vista Capable' plaintiffs oppose Microsoft appeal
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| For anyone just tuning in, the lawsuit alleges that Microsoft's "Windows
| Vista Capable" logo misled consumers because it was used in cases where the
| underlying hardware wasn't enough to run the operating system's signature
| features. Microsoft disputes that assertion, saying that it considers the
| lower-end Windows Vista Home Basic a bona fide edition of the operating
| system, even without the advanced features.
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http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/134563.asp?source=rss
More new trouble for Vista (nobody wants it):
"For what Vista costs (I have home premium on one of my boxes) in terms of
hardware and forced software upgrades, particularly now in a down economy, it
doesn't make much sense to force it on us. I've recently gone back to trying
out different distributions of Linux; should MS try to force Vista down our
throats, I may just stick with Ubuntu, Xandros or Mepis and get it over with.
While certain features of Vista are intriguing, there's nothing there that I
can't or don't already have in XP with the notable exception of DirectX 10. Do
the right thing MS - continue to make XP available to us all."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/20/AR2008032000299.html
Related:
E-mail: Microsoft 'botched' dealings with Intel, HP
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| Internal Microsoft e-mails revealed through a federal class-action lawsuit
| arising from the troubled launch last year of the Windows Vista operating
| system have provided a provocative inside look at the software giant's
| machinations with Intel, HP and Dell.
|
| The e-mails include an exchange in which one senior Microsoft executive
| described dealings with computer makers as "really botched." Another manager
| complained Microsoft was "caving to Intel" and "really burning HP."
|
| The e-mails are included in 145 pages of documents unsealed by U.S. District
| Judge Marsha Pechman in Seattle late Wednesday. They include internal
| reports and some handwritten notes that offer a rare look inside at the
| famed "Wintel" partnership, and touch upon the alliance's dealings with
| Hewlett-Packard, Dell and other computer makers.
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http://origin.mercurynews.com/businessheadlines/ci_8417811?nclick_check=1
Microsoft knew of Vista shortcoming prior to release
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/microsoft-knew-vista-shortcoming-prior/story.aspx?guid=%7B75BE59C7%2DEFA1%2D48B5%2DB4A4%2D90F5E01A52A0%7D&siteid=yhoof
Microsoft dropped Vista hardware spec to raise Intel profits
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2008/03/01/microsoft_intel_vista_capable_emails/
Microsoft 'Caves' To Intel
http://www.forbes.com/2008/02/28/microsoft-vista-intel-tech-ebiz-cx_wt_0228vista.html?partner=yahootix
Has Vista lost all credibility?
http://apcmag.com/8344/has_vista_lost_all_credibility
Intel overwhelmed by EU complaints
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| So many charges, so little time.
|
| Intel Chairman Craig Barrett appears overwhelmed by a European Union
| investigation into the company's actions. Earlier this month, European
| Competition Commission officials busted open Intel offices in Munich, hunting
| for documents related to alleged price fixing with retailers. That raid added
| to an existing EC investigation into Intel's business practices.
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http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2008/02/22/intel_barrett_eu_gripe/
Microsoft, Intel and Dell: The Tech Love Triangle
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| It is becoming well known that Microsoft have achieved their current market
| share status by making major computer manufacturers sign licensing deals, so
| as to distribute a copy of Windows with every computer sold. What many people
| don't realise, is how difficult it is to get a computer from the
| manufacturers without Windows.
|
| [...]
|
| This is first-hand experience of the power of Microsoft's monopolistic
| practices, and it really does annoy me. It seems not so long ago that I
| praised Dell for their support, but along with Microsoft, they have now lost
| a customer entirely.
|
| Needless to say, we are now looking to buy a system from a local shop with no
| OS.
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http://blog.raisingwaves.com/index.php?entry=entry071120-003039
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