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Hey HP and Oracle; the kids can hear you fighting

...Microsoft fell out over PCs with Intel integrated graphics being certified as Vista Capable, heads rolled quietly, reparations were made quietly and the arguments only... Read more

2 April, 2011

...Vista Capable' suit loses class-action status

...the latest twist in the long-running court case over Microsoft's 'Vista Capable' marketing program, a judge has decided the matter no longer qualifies... Read more

20 February, 2009 by Ina Fried
Ballmer ordered to testify in '<endeca_term>Vista Capable</endeca_term>' lawsuit

Ballmer ordered to testify in 'Vista Capable' lawsuit

...Ballmer will have to testify in a class-action lawsuit over the 'Vista Capable' logo programme that Microsoft ran prior to the launch of Windows... Read more

24 November, 2008 by Ina Fried

Lawyers: Vista branding confused even Microsoft

...the US. The case involves the way Microsoft marketed PCs as "Windows Vista capable" prior to the consumer launch of the operating system in January... Read more

28 November, 2007 by Tom Espiner
Microsoft has lost its grip on the ecosystem

Microsoft has lost its grip on the ecosystem

...doesn't want to go. The first sign came out of the 'Vista Capable' lawsuit, when previously confidential uncovered emails showed what Intel seems to... Read more

30 May, 2008 by David Meyer

Judge gives green light to 'Vista Capable' lawsuit

...the Associated Press. The suit claims the labelling of computers as "Windows Vista Capable" misled consumers because many of the machines weren't powerful enough... Read more

25 February, 2008 by Natalie Weinstein
Bildsoft FastnPlay Lite (Windows <endeca_term>Vista Capable</endeca_term>) 2007 1.4

Bildsoft FastnPlay Lite (Windows Vista Capable) 2007 1.4

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9 February, 2007

Microsoft accused over $8.52bn Vista bill

...academic has estimated just how much it cost the world to become "Vista Capable" and the figure is a very heft $8.52bn. "Vista Capable... Read more

26 January, 2009

Microsoft faces lawsuit over Vista branding

...lawsuit, filed in the US, alleges that the company advertised systems as "Vista capable", when in fact the systems were not able to run Vista... Read more

4 April, 2007 by Colin Barker
Windows 7 Release Candidate: a first look

Windows 7 Release Candidate: a first look

After four days assessing the RC of Windows 7, what's our verdict on Microsoft's latest milestone? Read more

5 May, 2009 by Simon Bisson

Windows 7 buzz may stymie Vista adoption

...notes that many businesses now find themselves with a large number of Vista-capable machines — something that wasn't the case when the software was... Read more

12 February, 2009 by Ina Fried

Vista - Still Running and Stable After Six Weeks

...reluctance, such as the amazingly bad decision on labeling underpowered machines as "Vista Capable" or whatever it was called, and the incredible lack of drivers... Read more

21 September, 2008

Microsoft and the rough Diamond

...goings-on between Intel and Microsoft that were revealed during the whole "Vista-capable" debacle. The bottom line is, Microsoft may be a big bad... Read more

6 May, 2008

Intel's Atom burns Microsoft, brings back memories

...Vista's vital organs. Not content with forcing Microsoft to downgrade the Vista Capable sticker requirement so that it included Intel's outdated 915 chip... Read more

10 March, 2008
Portable tech on show at CeBIT

Portable tech on show at CeBIT

...V5 from Tennessee-based Dialogue Technology Corp is one of the smallest Vista-capable laptops available (its manufacturers claim it is the smallest). The laptop... Read more

4 March, 2008 by Matt Loney

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