Morgan and Valles are both misinformed here. The computers were not sold by microsoft, nor were they priced directly by Microsoft.
The 'Vista Capable' labelling was a certification program available through MS, allowing OEMs to easily ensure to their customers that the machine they
were buying was going to run Vista, when it was available. The certification program probably costs XX$ for the OEM, which is then, of course, passed onto the
consumer.
Interestingly enough, the two people initiating the class action suit did not take part in this 'upgrade' procedure.
And it's relatively easy to drop two bones on a machine not capable of running Vista at anything approaching full tilt, if you don't know what
you're doing.
Most people simply don't.
Anyway, back a couple lines here. To answer S3Yang's inquiry - it's easy. Get an onboard graphics adapter, and try and run Aero.
And to answer Rob, the suit isn't actually from guys unhappy with Vista's performance on what is a perfectly capable XP machine, it's from people
unhappy with paying extra money for a 'vista capable' machine that isn't.. vista capable.
Personally, I'm just glad I got a copy of XP Pro when I bought all the hardware for my new machine.. of course, that's not an option everyone can use.Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979
The 'Vista Capable' labelling was a certification program available through MS, allowing OEMs to easily ensure to their customers that the machine they
were buying was going to run Vista, when it was available. The certification program probably costs XX$ for the OEM, which is then, of course, passed onto the
consumer.
Interestingly enough, the two people initiating the class action suit did not take part in this 'upgrade' procedure.
And it's relatively easy to drop two bones on a machine not capable of running Vista at anything approaching full tilt, if you don't know what
you're doing.
Most people simply don't.
Anyway, back a couple lines here. To answer S3Yang's inquiry - it's easy. Get an onboard graphics adapter, and try and run Aero.
And to answer Rob, the suit isn't actually from guys unhappy with Vista's performance on what is a perfectly capable XP machine, it's from people
unhappy with paying extra money for a 'vista capable' machine that isn't.. vista capable.
Personally, I'm just glad I got a copy of XP Pro when I bought all the hardware for my new machine.. of course, that's not an option everyone can use.Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979