Hearing today in 'Windows Vista Capable' suit A hearing is set for 4 p.m. this afternoon in U.S. District Court in Seattle in a lawsuit over the "Windows Vista Capable" stickers that Microsoft and PC makers used to promote Windows XP computers last year, prior to Vista's launch.
See this previous story for background on the case.
The proposed class-action suit, filed in April, alleges that the promotions were deceptive because, in many cases, the PCs in question were only able to run Windows Vista Home Basic -- without the Media Center interface, Flip 3D window-switching and other heavily touted Vista features. The complaint also challenges the Windows Vista Express Upgrade program, for similar reasons, because in many cases the upgrades for XP buyers were to Windows Vista Home Basic, not to the more advanced versions of the operating system.
At the federal courthouse in Seattle this afternoon, U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman will hear arguments on Microsoft's motion to dismiss the case. I'm planning to be there, and I'll be posting about it afterward.Continue At Source
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