There is a lawsuit pending that alleges that Microsoft engaged in deceptive marketing by allow PC manufactures to put “Windows Vista-Capable” on computers knowing full well those computer could not run some of the “signature features” of the new operating system.
The lawsuit, in the middle of becoming a class action, alleges that Microsoft help PC makers’ lull in sales by allowing them to put the stickers on to help sell computers in late 2006, when Vista was supposed to come out. You may not know this but the “Windows Vista Capable” stickers only met the requirements of Vista Basic which is the most stripped down version of Vista. It lacks the “Aero” appearance, the media center interface, and other feature Microsoft features in all of the Vista advertising.
In their defense the software giant claims that the suit overlooks the effort to make a clear difference between the different versions of Vista.
The company “conducted a very broad and unprecedented effort” to help PC makers, retailers and consumers “understand the hardware requirements to run the various flavors of the Windows Vista operating system,” said Linda Norman, a Microsoft associate general counsel. “We feel as a company we went beyond what we’ve ever done to try to educate people so that they understood and could make the right purchase decision,” she said.
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