Judge Declines to Dismiss Vista Lawsuit

Consumers may press case that 'Vista Capable' label was deceptive
By Heather McPherson,  Newser User
Posted Aug 8, 2007 6:00 PM CDT
Judge Declines to Dismiss Vista Lawsuit
Lawyer for Microsoft, Stephen Rummage defends the miscommunication. "It runs Vista," he said. It just "doesn't run the version of Vista that they wish it did."   (Shutterstock.com)

A federal judge has denied Microsoft's motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging its "Vista Capable" campaign misled consumers, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. Although PCs bearing "Vista Capable" stickers run the new OS, many can handle only the bare-bones Vista Home Basic system, which lacks highly touted features included in premium versions.

A federal district judge in Seattle issued the ruling after hearing oral arguments today. The suit centers on the 2006 pre-holiday push to move PCs even though Vista wasn't released until January. "It runs Vista," a Microsoft lawyer says, but "doesn't run the version of Vista that they wish it did." (More Microsoft stories.)

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