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The judge overseeing the “Vista Capable” suit against Microsoft has removed the “class-action” designation from it, but also declined Microsoft’s motion for summary judgment.
The latest court action on February 18, resulted in Judge Marsha Pechman reversing her original decision to allow the case class-action status. Pechman did note that individual plaintiffs will be allowed to continue legal proceedings if they can prove harm.
As TechFlash blogger Todd Bishop explains:
“According to today’s ruling, Pechman removed the class-action status after finding that the plaintiffs hadn’t adequately shown that the Vista Capable program caused widespread, artificial inflation in PC prices. However, she said, that doesn’t preclude specific plaintiffs from pursuing claims against Microsoft if they can provide ‘evidence of individual deception.’”
The Vista Capable suit, filed in March 2007, claimed Microsoft “engaged in bait and switch — assuring consumers they were purchasing ‘Vista Capable’ machines when, in fact, they could obtain only a stripped-down operating system lacking the functionality and features that Microsoft advertised as ‘Vista.’”
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Doesn't this remind anyone of the "Internet Ready" crap in the '90s when PC manufacturers were selling systems with that term. All it meant was that there was a serial modem at whatever speed installed in the system. Doesn't mean you could hook it up and get instant Internet access.
To be fair, the whole electronics industry are guilty of this - You have seen the terms HD Ready amongst many others.
A real big deal was made when the Compact disc came out and everything seemed to have the words 'Digital Ready' plastered on the product somewhere, this was even the case with headphones who's specification had not changed, pre compact disc, the box stated nothing more than the usual specs after the release of compact disc the words 'Digital Ready' appeared in an attempt to fool consumers into thinking the product was new and improved.