February 29th 2008 04:03 am
Microsoft lowered Vista requirements to help Intel sell incompatible chipsets
Filed under: Desktops, Laptopsdigg_url = ‘http://digg. com/microsoft/M_lowered_Vista_reqs_to_help_Intel_sell_incompatible_chips’;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 program. While bits and pieces have been blacked out, what remains is still fairly incredible — although Intel’s 915 chipset was initially rejected as incompatible with Vista, MS. We set ourselves up. ” That’s pretty damning, if you ask us — and the complete emails, linked below, are full of similar bombshells. Looks like this case may have some serious legs after all. Disclaimer: Nilay’s a lawyer, but he’s not your lawyer, and none of this is legal advice or analysis. Read - Seattle Post-Intelligencer coverage of the caseRead - PDF of all the emails Permalink | Email this | Comments. |
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