Last week, we told you about Dianne and how she was absolutely sick of Microsoft lying about PCs being “Vista Capable” when they really weren’t. Again, just because that $300 eMachines computer has a ...
Machines capable of running Microsoft's new Windows operating system Vista, due for release (apparently) early next year, are to get stickers that say they are "Windows Vista Capable." Microsoft has ...
A class-action lawsuit alleging that the 'Vista Capable' stickers Microsoft had put on some PCs violated consumer protection laws has been allowed to move on to a jury trial A judge in Washington ...
For example, I wandered into a local branch of office-supply giant Staples the weekend of February 3, 2007, to check out the prices on Vista upgrades and the availability of computers with Vista ...
A white paper by Microsoft's internal Windows product marketing team recommended that the company avoid the "Windows Vista" name on the Home Basic version of the operating system, according to ...
A lawsuit has been filed against Microsoft for allegedly misleading customers by allowing “Windows Vista Capable” stickers to be put on machines that can only run the most basic, stripped down version ...
How misleading was the "Windows Vista Capable" campaign that Microsoft ran during the run-up to the January release of the operating system? Seems that it was misleading enough for a judge to approve ...
After receiving endless flak for their silly tiered Vista Compatibility scheme, Microsoft has decided to issue a single “Windows 7 Capable” sticker for hardware that works with the new OS. That means ...
If you're a typical consumer, most likely you've been running Windows XP Home since the day you bought your computer from your favorite retailer (online or in-person ...
Windows Vista Home Basic could be the most pointless edition of Windows that Microsoft has ever released. Let me be clear: I like Windows Vista. I applaud it, in fact. It's the smartest, ...
A group within Microsoft Corp. recommended in 2005 that the lowest-priced version of Windows Vista be released without the “Vista” name because of concerns over “user product expectations,” according ...