Microsoft Sued Over Vista Marketing 556
daviddennis writes "According to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, a lawsuit alleges that Microsoft engaged in deceptive practices by letting PC makers promote hardware as 'Windows Vista Capable' even though they knew it could not run most of Vista's widely-promoted features. Microsoft responds by saying that the differences have been promoted with one of the most extensive marketing pushes in company history. 'In sum, Microsoft engaged in bait and switch -- assuring consumers they were purchasing Vista Capable machines when, in fact, they could obtain only a stripped-down operating system lacking the functionality and features that Microsoft advertised as Vista ... As a result, the suit said, people were buying machines that couldn't run the real Vista.'"
the wow starts now... (Score:4, Funny)
Can I join the lawsuit? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:1 GB RAM is the minimum for windows (Score:4, Funny)
I lol'd.
Re:Looks like a worthless suite to me (Score:5, Funny)
The problem is that Vista is all about the WOW, so if you don't get the WOW, you don't get Vista. Can you imagine getting home with a brand new machine and turning it on and not seeing the WOW?.
I'd be mad and mislead!
Re:Looks like a worthless suite to me (Score:2, Funny)
Beer != Girls (Score:3, Funny)
Re:1 GB RAM is the minimum for windows (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Vista vs XP (Score:2, Funny)
But how much use can you get out of a read-only shell?
Re:1 GB RAM is the minimum for windows (Score:5, Funny)
Damn. I guess 640k IS all the RAM anyone should ever need . . .
Re:Looks like a worthless suite to me (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Looks like a worthless suite to me (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Looks like a worthless suite to me (Score:2, Funny)
Vista Hardware Requirements (Score:2, Funny)
Hell has frozen over.... (Score:3, Funny)
Someone on Slashdot being modded down for slamming MS and praising Apple...
The WORLD IS COMING TO AN END!!!!!
REPENT SINNERS!
Re:1 GB RAM is the minimum for windows (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Well, they needed something to market it on... (Score:3, Funny)
I'm confused... (Score:3, Funny)
What does "the most advanced software on the market" have to do with this topic?
I mean, my shitbox $500 pc runs the most advanced software on the market just fine. Not that I've upgraded my old mini to Tiger yet, I'm waiting to see what Leopard has to offer.
The core experience of Windows Vista... (Score:3, Funny)
What would that be? Even more annoying pop-ups and lower performance than they got from XP?
Re:1 GB RAM is the minimum for windows (Score:5, Funny)
Re:1 GB RAM is the minimum for windows (Score:3, Funny)
Yes it does...
# Paint has new features such as unlimited undo levels and a crop function.
( from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Features_new_to_Wind
Re:Hell has frozen over.... (Score:5, Funny)
(If I get modded up for insulting linux guys we know it's true)
Re:1 GB RAM is the minimum for windows (Score:3, Funny)
Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner!