http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/ Engadget Comments for Vista Capable sticker lawsuit gets class-action status http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/Feb 27th 2008 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/Feb 27th 2008 12:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/Feb 27th 2008 12:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/Feb 27th 2008 4:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/its like the Designed for Mac OSX but only works on 10.5.1 or whateever]]>Feb 27th 2008 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/
(a) The peeps at MS made a typo, and written "capable" instead of "copable."

(b) It is a deliberate cheap shot ala "Planned Obsolescence" thing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_obsolescence]]>Feb 27th 2008 3:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/why doesnt everyone learn to read ?]]>Feb 27th 2008 12:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/
Dammit, didn't work.]]>Feb 27th 2008 2:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/
I'd be pissed.]]>Feb 27th 2008 7:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/
The sticker isn't lying if the laptops have Vista drivers for all of its components. The sticker clearly states that it's designed for XP.

I've criticized Microsoft for alot of things they've done. This is just nitpicking.]]>Feb 27th 2008 12:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/Feb 27th 2008 12:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/Feb 27th 2008 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/
I assumed this post was about this sticker showing up now. I completely forgot when this sticker started showing up.

+1 for EACH of you. (I wouldn't want both of you to share a point)]]>Feb 27th 2008 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/Feb 27th 2008 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/Feb 27th 2008 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/
Plus does this mean that if an ad states that the PC has Windows Vista on it does that mean it is Ultimate, no, most computers from Dell and such end up being Vista Home.. So did these ppl really buy a Vista machine? Yes..

I dont find these missleading, If it can run Vista Home, well then it CAN run Vista..]]>Feb 27th 2008 11:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/Feb 28th 2008 8:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/Feb 27th 2008 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/Feb 27th 2008 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/
And it also stated "Some Windows Vista Capable PCs have been designated Premium Ready. These PCs will provide an even better Windows Vista experience, including the Windows Aero user experience. Features available in specific premium editions of Windows Vista, such as the ability to watch and record live TV, may require additional hardware."

Microsoft also posted specifications for what met each of these classifications. These specs are still posted on Microsoft's website, so if Microsoft calls the specifications of the computers in question, and they don't meet those for Vista, a judge will probably quickly dismiss the lawsuit.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/capable.mspx]]>Feb 28th 2008 1:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/Feb 28th 2008 1:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/]]>Feb 27th 2008 12:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/Feb 27th 2008 5:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/
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The sticker doesn't say: Vista Capable only with all advanced featuers disabled and OS set to XP graphical levels. It says Vista Capable which to the consumer meant all of the features advertised by Microsoft. The main feature Microsoft advertised with Vista was the fancy new interface that most Vista Capable machines were not capable of running.

There is nothing about learning to read or investing in a better computer that has anything to do with the consumer being at fault here. Other than a few select laptops with discrete graphics it is a fact that the majority of laptop computers shipped in 2006 used a graphics chipset that was not capable of running Aero at decent performance levels. Even $3500 laptops were labeled Vista Capable even though they were not.

A federal judge seemed to agree that Microsoft more or less allowed manufacturers to label computers with stickers that caused consumers to believe that thier machine they just bought was capable of something it was not. Microsoft even mandated that manufacturers had to label thier computer Vista Capable even if it only met the basic requirements in an attempt to get more peopel to switch to Vista when it was eventually released.]]>Feb 27th 2008 12:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/
That's pretty hard to fit on a sticker.]]>Feb 27th 2008 2:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/Feb 27th 2008 2:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/Feb 27th 2008 11:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/Feb 27th 2008 12:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/Feb 27th 2008 12:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/May 2nd 2008 10:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/Feb 27th 2008 12:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/Feb 27th 2008 12:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/Feb 27th 2008 12:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/
Most car manufacturers aren't putting stickers on cars to say it's okay to drive them 100 MPH. Yes, it's possible that the PC manufacturer is at fault but the logo is owned my Microsoft. They are responsible for how it's used and if they don't step up to refute it's misuse, they are at fault. If you slap a MAC OSX capable sticker on a Dell laptop it might not be Apple's fault, but you would likely be guilty of copyright infringement and Apple will come after you for it.]]>Feb 27th 2008 4:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/Feb 27th 2008 1:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/Feb 27th 2008 1:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/
On a side note, not that I am a Microsoft fan, but I can totally getting sick of people attacking them with lame lawsuits, hey, you don't like that Microsoft is dominating, the answer is simple, make a better product then.

I just started a new tech support site and I am looking for some feedback as well. Check it out at http://www.beyourownit.com
]]>Feb 27th 2008 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/If the computer can run a single edition of Vista within minimum system requirements then I see no issue.

If the minimum spec is a 3Ghz P4 or greater, 512mb RAM, 128mb dedicated graphics card, and has drivers for all the hardware then the sticker is perfectly legal. And I didn't see a single machine with that sticker with a spec of less than 1024mb RAM.]]>Feb 27th 2008 1:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/
Regardless, the whole Windows platform has become so bloated that I've just switched to Ubuntu and haven't looked back.]]>Feb 27th 2008 1:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/Feb 27th 2008 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/Feb 27th 2008 1:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/Feb 27th 2008 1:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/Feb 27th 2008 1:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/The real reason this lawsuit exists is because like totally hating MS is way cool. Vista is crap, and now I am cooler and more popular for having said so.]]>Feb 27th 2008 1:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/Feb 27th 2008 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/Feb 27th 2008 1:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/vista-capable-sticker-lawsuit-gets-class-action-status/Feb 27th 2008 1:38PM