p2pnet news | Products:- Microsoft is already on the sticky end of a class action brought by customers who claim it allowed PC makers stick ‘Windows Vista Capable’ on PCs when it knew perfectly well the computers were anything but.

It’s also been accused of been overly concerned about Intel’s interests.

Now it wants the customer lawsuit suspended while it appeals a judge’s decision to grant the case class-action status, says OSNews, adding:

“If granted, the motion would also postpone any new disclosures of potentially embarrassing company emails.”

Bill and the Boyz are still trying to deal with email revelations that the decision to lower requirements was made over the objection of some Microsoft executives who wondered if Intel’s 915 chipset was capable of properly displaying Vista&’s graphics features.

“We lowered the requirements to help Intel make their quarterly earnings, so they could continue to sell motherboards with 915 graphics embedded,” Bloomberg News quotes John Kalkman who, “handles relations with personal-computer makers,” saying in one message.

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Also See:
anything but - Microsoft slashes boxed Vista prices, February 29, 2008
overly concerned - MS lowered Vista demands to help Intel, March 1, 2008
OSNews - Microsoft Challenges ‘Vista Capable’ Class Action, March 10, 2008
Bloomberg News - Microsoft Changed Vista Rules for Intel, E-Mail Says, February 29, 2008

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