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Mary Jo Foley: As the e-mail trail in the "Vista-capable" class-action suit continues to unfold, I can't help but wonder whether Microsoft will apply some of the lessons it (hopefully) learned about working with OEMs to Windows 7 — especially in the netbook space.
The original 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.’” In the ensuing months, as the judge overseeing the case agreed to unseal various e-mail messages between Microsoft and its OEM partners, it has become clear that Microsoft’s two-tier Vista marketing program — seemingly created to appease Intel — didn’t sit well with PC makers.
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The original 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.’” In the ensuing months, as the judge overseeing the case agreed to unseal various e-mail messages between Microsoft and its OEM partners, it has become clear that Microsoft’s two-tier Vista marketing program — seemingly created to appease Intel — didn’t sit well with PC makers.
