As a result, many of the Windows XP machines that qualified for the “Vista Capable” sticker were unable to run Vista’s signature features. Instead, they got a stripped-down version of the ...

The "Windows Vista Capable" sticker told consumers that "their soon-to-be-obsolete XP PCs were 'Windows Vista Capable' state-of-the-art," said the class action request. The problem, from the ...

PCs with Vista Basic installed wear "Windows Vista Basic" stickers. Requirements for "Premium Ready" PCs include: Minimum 1GHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor. Miniumum 1 GB of system memory.

and Microsoft introduced confusing “Vista Ready” stickers on PCs that didn’t always mean graphics drivers were ready for Aero Glass to work well. Windows Vista started to get a reputation ...

Windows Vista is finally here ... For many companies, the extra costs and time outweigh the need to get the Vista sticker. “We have 200 products, and some will require updates,” said Jason ...

Those "Vista Capable" stickers certainly caused consumers a ... concern that they were misleading people, with the VP of Windows product management saying "I PERSONALLY got burnt ...

So now that the "Vista Capable" lawsuit is a full-blown class action, the judge has unsealed all 158 pages of emails between Microsoft execs trying to sort out what went wrong with the sticker ...