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Vista Capable suit no longer a class action

Vista Capable suit no longer a class actionInflation in computer prices?I seem to remember the computer prices never really changing when Vista came out. All that seemed to happen was you got more computer for the same price. Almost all the computers coming out had a built in video card...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., class action, Vista Capable, Microsoft Windows Vista, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-02-19

Report: July 1 kick-off for Windows 7 free-upgrade program still likely

Report: July 1 kick-off for Windows 7 free-upgrade program still likelywell don't rush iti hope they dont rush the release, many people say it's stable and runs better than vista but have people looked at technet??? there are many people there that have problems with windows 7. i hope they...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-02-12

(Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus change)

(Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus change)Cheap and Dirty...Do I miss a case??RE: (Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus change)I disagree. I had a similar configuration;Amd x2 64 4600MSI K9AGM2VistaPatriot 2X1GBWD Caviar 500GBSamsung 18XDVD BurnerEvga 7600GS 256MB pci-e sliPurchased around this time last year, for 3...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), cheerful Vista capable PC, Vista capable PC, Vista Capable, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC

Discussion threads 2008-08-07

Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus change

Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus changeA sempron could run aeroI got a AMD Sempron for my neice with only 512mb RAM. Windows Vista32 Ultimate, it could run aero. I use a ATI 9600 vid card. I had to get rid of XP, hurts my...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Refurbished PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Vista capable PC, cheerful Vista capable PC, Vista Capable, PC

Discussion threads 2008-08-06

Monkeys throwing bananas...and other great lines from the Troll culture

Monkeys throwing bananas...and other great lines from the Troll cultureLike Beethoven at the keyboard .Microsoft .Coxisms[url=http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12558-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=45152&messageID=834512&start=-9961]Typical Coxism[/url]Gets me through the day with a 'chuckle'.What do you call ...... a MAC portable user?An AIRhead.Didn't amuse the MAC community ... and I'm not ananymous so I guess you'll have to disqualify it...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Office, No_Axe_to_Grind, Vista Capable, Aero, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2008-03-31

"Vista Capable" logo - what went wrong?

"Vista Capable" logo - what went wrong?What went wrong was simple....... MS proved once again that they are a marketing company and not a technology company. Marketing takes precedence. It doesn't matter if the customer gets scr3wed because they're a monoply and the customer's only purpose is to fill the...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), No_Ax, marketing, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Vista Capable

Discussion threads 2008-02-28

Lawyers: Vista branding confused even Microsoft

Lawyers: Vista branding confused even MicrosoftThat about says it all, no?If their marketing guy couldn't figure out what it meant, until INSTRUCTED BY THE LAWYERS, what chance did gramma have in the sales room?Why can't Vista Ultimate run on low end PCs?I can understand how the distinction between "capable" and...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), branding, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Vista Capable

Discussion threads 2007-11-28

How misleading was the "Windows Vista Capable" campaign?

How misleading was the "Windows Vista Capable" campaign?Non Sequitur[i]Seems that it was misleading enough for a judge to approve a federal trial for the class action suit.[/i]At this stage of a lawsuit, the merits of the case are not before the Court. Don't make the mistake of confusing procedure...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows Vista Capable, Microsoft Windows, Vista Capable, computer

Discussion threads 2007-08-09

Windows Vista Capable logo confusing to customers

Windows Vista Capable logo confusing to customersIt isn't just the processing powerMany "Vista" capable computers are not actually Vista capable due to hardware incompatibilities. You can qualify all you want and state that "it isn't a Vista problem" that xyz hasn't released a driver yet. If I am...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), RAM, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Vista Capable, Microsoft Corp., computer, video

Discussion threads 2007-04-12

Windows Vista Capable logo confusing to customers

Following a lawsuit which charges Microsoft with deceptive practices by allowing PC manufacturers to fix "Vista Capable" stickers onto PCs which lack the power to offer the consumer the ability to run some of Vistas most touted features, theres been a lot of discussion about what the Windows Vista Capable...

Tags: Microsoft, Vista

Blog posts 2007-04-12

Vista branding is confusing, but is it criminal?

Vista branding is confusing, but is it criminal?But Microsoft doesn't...put the stickers on, the PC makers do. So shouldn't she be suing the company that sold her the PC? If I sold her a toaster with a "Vista Capable" sticker on it, would she still sue Microsoft? Well, they do...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Vista Capable, PC, Vista branding, branding

Discussion threads 2007-04-04

Vista branding is confusing, but is it criminal?

I feel Dianne Kelleys pain. But I think the idea of suing Microsoft for $5 million because the companys Windows Vista branding is confusing is over the top. Kelley filed a class action suit against Microsoft, claiming deceptive Vista marketing practices. "In sum, Microsoft engaged in bait and...

Tags: Vista, Windows client, Corporate strategy

Blog posts 2007-04-04

No Vista, but Vista Capable stickers coming soon

No Vista, but Vista Capable stickers coming soonVista-capable stickers for viruses too?"Designed for Windows XP, Windows Vista Capable"Be careful what you wish forWith so much legacy code and backwards-compatibility in Vista, the same slogan will apply to future viruses. Hence rumors of a Vista anti-virus subscription service from Microsoft, which...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), sticker, Microsoft Windows Vista, Vista Capable sticker, Vista Capable

Discussion threads 2006-04-02

Additional Resources

HP vs. Dell: Showdown at the Windows 7 upgrade corral

Well, the great thing is all the competition. I like to see Acer squeezing them both from below, and of course competing with each other. Of course also great to see all the pressure on MS to innovate and lower prices.Google Chrome_OS will be hard to beatWell, with Google_Chrome_OS it...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Hewlett-Packard Co., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., Windows 8, Microsoft Windows, XPS, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Michael Dell sticks to Windows 7 big bang theory

too old?"Windows XP is 8 years old"So What? If it ain't broke don't fix it!Windows 2000 is ten years old and still does almost everything I need. Everyone around me runs XP or newer, yet I have far fewer problems.What is good for the computer industry is not...

Tags: Operating systems, theory, Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

Microsoft still working on an Adobe Lightroom competitor, but with a social twist

Maybe MS needs myLife instead of focusing on cloud everything.I've been a Windows user since Windows 1.0 on MS-DOS. I used Multiplan and Word with a mouse before Windows even existed. Over the years I've purchased so many copies of MS Office, OS upgrades, mice, keyboards, joysticks, development environments (MASM,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., photograph, Microsoft Windows Vista, Adobe Lightroom, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

What's next for Microsoft's Azure cloud platform?

So MS is going cloud...Well, well, isn't this interesting. Does MS concede that the era of packaged client software is over? Again, MS is the follower and not the leader, and again, MS is following Google to the clouds. My prediction is that this will be a field day...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Corp., Azure, server

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Accord CD Ripper Xtreme 6.1.6 (Windows)

Rip audio CD tracks to WAV, MP3, WMA, OGG, APE, FLAC, MP2, VQF, AIFF, AIFC, AIF, 3GP, AAC, M4A, M4B, MP4, MPC, MP+, MPP, WV, AU, SND, RAW, GSM, VOX, PCM, ADPCM, G721, G723, FAP, PAF, SVX, 8SVX, IFF, NIST, IRCAM, SF, VOC, W64, MAT, MAT4, MAT5, PVF, XI, HTK,...

Tags: CD, Microsoft Windows, Audio CD, Accmeware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-16

CRM+ 5.1.4 (Mac)

CRM+ is a user-friendly, easy-to-understand customer relationship management CRM software for getting your company's data centralized and organized. It supports the invoicing, contact management, project management, business history, business tasks, reminders, knowledge base and many more customer related functions. It was built using the award winning FileMaker database engine...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Idealisator Hungary, CRM+, CRM+ Software, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Mac OS X, Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Software, Management, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-11-16

Study claims netbook users dissatisfied with Windows 7. Are you?

Very satisfiedVery satisfiedIt's a intentionaly crippled OS from a software company with lackluster QACYou should expect to be disappointed.In the Netbook realm, closed source can't compete with free.I have 7 Pro on mineand I also dual boot with Ubuntu Netbook Remix. And while I personally prefer Ubuntu, there is nothing...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Windows 7 Pro, netbook, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, netbook user

Discussion threads 2009-11-10